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Table 3 Demographic and resuscitative data of PDA groups

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

		HSPDA N = 33	Non-HSPDA N = 54	P value
Sex	Female	16(48.5%)	29 (64.4%)	0.636
Sex	Male	17(51.5%)	25 (55.6%)	0.636
Gestational age (weeks)		31.1 ± 2.2	31.7 ± 2.2	0.203
Birth weight (kg)		1.4 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.4	0.235
NVD		10(30.3%)	14 (31.1%)	0.658
CS		23(69.7%)	40(88.9%)	0.658
PIH		2 (6.1%)	11 (24.4%)	0.039
PROM		9 (27.3%)	14 (31.1%)	0.890
APH		6 (18.2%)	6 (13.3%)	0.359
Maternal steroids		9 (27.3%)	27 (60%)	0.037
Poor Apgar score		11(33.3%)	16 (35.6%)	0.717
Resuscitative measure	Routine	10(30.3%)	23 (51.1%)	0.487
	PPV	6 (18.2%)	11 (24.4%)
	Free flow oxygen	16(48.5%)	17 (37.8%)
	PPV + Cardiac compression	1(3%)	3 (6.7%)
length of NICU stay (days)		17.8 ± 5.2	18.1 ± 5.4	0.906
Outcome (death)		22 (66.7%)	22 (42.6%)	0.029

p value is considered significant < 0.05
Abbreviations: NVD Normal vaginal delivery, CS Cesarean section, PIH Pregnancy-induced hypertension, PROM Premature rupture of membrane, APH Anti-partum hemorrhage

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