Morbidity and Mortality in Preterm Infants following Antacid Use: A Retrospective Audit

Table 4

Bivariate logistic regression for culture positive late onset sepsis.

	Odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Ranitidine/omeprazole use	0.28 (0.13–0.65)	0.003
Gestational age^†
≤25 weeks	5.3 (1.7–16.9)	0.005
26–30 weeks	1.8 (0.7–4.8)	0.21
Length of hospital stay^††
≥32 days	7.6 (0.9–66.1)	0.065
8–31 days	4.9 (0.55–44.4)	0.15
PICC access	3 (1.56–5.9)	0.001
APGAR 5 min score <7	1.53 (0.8–2.8)	0.18

^†OR is relative to GA of 31–32 weeks.
^††OR is relative to length of hospital stay ≤7 days.