Cardiac Troponin T and Illness Severity in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant

Table 1

Main Characteristics of the Studied Population (𝑛=116).

Birth weight (g)	1050±306
Gestational age (weeks)	29.2±2.3
CRIB	4.1±3.9
SNAPPE	22.2±2.4
Mechanical ventilation	61.9%
Persistence of Ductus Arteriosus	55.5%
Use of Dopamine	34.5%
Use of Dobutamine	37%
Early sepsis	23.5%
Deaths	6.7%

VPP = Ventilation with positive pressure.