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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 2 Comorbidities of the studied population

From: Patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants; experience of a tertiary referral neonatal intensive care unit: prevalence, complications, and management

 

PDA

N = 87

Non-PDA

N = 54

P value

Sepsis

80 (92%)

50 (76.9%)

0.009*

NEC

17 (19.5%)

14 (21.5%)

0.762

Apnea

10 (11.5%)

12 (18.5%)

0.227

Pulmonary hemorrhage

23 (26.4%)

7 (10.8%)

0.016*

IVH

35 (40.2%)

17(26.2%)

0.070

BPD

3 (3.4%)

3 (4.6%)

0.726

  1. *p value is considered significant < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis, IVH Intraventricular hemorrhage, BPD Broncho-pulmonary dysplasia
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