Eliminating Risk of Intubation in Very Preterm Infants with Noninvasive Cardiorespiratory Support in the Delivery Room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Infant demographics and maternal characteristics in very preterm and extremely low birth weight infants.
Very preterm infants, < 33 weeks gestation
Extremely low birth weight infants, < 1000 g
Variable,
2008-2010
2011-2013
2014-2017
p
2008-2010
2011-2013
2014-2017
p
or Median (IQR)
Infant Demographics
Gestation, weeks
30.6 (27.7 - 32.0)
30.6 (27.6 - 31.9)
31.0 (28.9 - 32.0)
ns
25.6 (24.9 - 26.9)
26.4 (25.0 - 27.6)
25.6 (24.9 - 28.6)
ns
Birth weight, grams
1440 (1030 - 1750)
1383 (950 - 1720)
1450 (1140 - 1870)
ns
780 (630 - 880)
790 (700 - 895)
797 (720 - 920)
ns
Male
62
58
58
ns
68
44
51
0.045
Non-Hispanic white
10
14
11
ns
8
15
5
ns
Vaginal delivery
38
38
38
ns
15
35
22
ns
Multiple
20
18
19
ns
21
12
11
ns
Very low birth weight
56
58
52
ns
-
-
-
-
Maternal Characteristics
Any antenatal steroids
97
97
94
ns
96
98
95
ns
Antenatal steroids > 24 h
73
75
75
ns
75
83
73
ns
Prenatal magnesium
26
56
74
<0.001
38
65
81
<0.001
Antibiotics
57
57
46
0.029
49
56
46
ns
Statistically significant difference between 2008-2010 and 2011-2013. Statistically significant difference between 2008-2010 and 2014-2017. Statistically significant difference between 2011-2013 and 2014-2017.
