Research Article
Latency after Preterm Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes: Increased Risk for Periventricular Leukomalacia
Table 2
Characteristics and management of the cystic periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL) group (
) by study period.
| | Characteristic | Time period | Time period | Overall | | 1993–2001 | 2002–2008 | 1993–2008 |
| | Chorioamnionitis | | | | | Yes | 12 (60) | 6 (50) | 18 (56) | | No | 6 (30) | 6 (50) | 12 (38) | | Unknown | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | | Premature rupture of membranes | | | | | Yes | 11 (55) | 7 (58) | 18 (56) | | No | 9 (45) | 5 (42) | 14 (44) | | Antenatal betamethasone | | | | | Yes | 15 (75) | 12 (100) | 27 (84) | | No | 5 (25) | 0 (0) | 5 (16) | | Infant sex | | | | | Male | 15 (75) | 9 (75) | 24 (75) | | Female | 5 (25) | 3 (25) | 8 (25) |
| | Total | 20 (1.3) | 12 (0.7) | 32 (0.95) |
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Data are (%).
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