The impact of red blood cell transfusion in preterm neonates on germinal matrix hemorrhage: incidence and grade with correlation to outcome

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 17 Relation of GM/IVH grade and Apgar score at 1, 5, and 10 min among the cases that received packed RBCs and those who have not received PRBC (n = 100)

Independent samples test						t-test for equality of means
IVH grade	Time of Apgar score	PRBCs trans	n	Mean	SD	df	P -value	95% confidence interval of the difference
IVH grade	Time of Apgar score	PRBCs trans	n	Mean	SD	df	P -value	Lower	Upper
Grade 1	Apgar score at 1 min	No PRBCs	7	1.86	2.41	15	0.21	− 3.00	0.71
	Apgar score at 1 min	PRBCs	10	3.00	1.15	15	0.21	− 3.00	0.71
	Apgar score at 5 min	No PRBCs	7	3.86	2.91	15	0.03*	− 4.77	− 0.32
	Apgar score at 5 min	PRBCs	10	6.40	1.35	15	0.03*	− 4.77	− 0.32
	Apgar score at 10 min	No PRBCs	7	6.14	2.19	13	0.20	− 3.86	0.89
	Apgar score at 10 min	PRBCs	8	7.63	2.07	13	0.20	− 3.86	0.89
Grade 2	Apgar score at 1 min	No PRBCs	17	3.59	1.00	45	0.12	− 0.16	1.34
	Apgar score at 1 min	PRBCs	30	3.00	1.34	45	0.12	− 0.16	1.34
	Apgar score at 5 min	No PRBCs	17	6.29	1.40	45	0.14	− 0.22	1.47
	Apgar score at 5 min	PRBCs	30	5.67	1.37	45	0.14	− 0.22	1.47
	Apgar score at 10 min	No PRBCs	16	8.38	1.09	40	0.95	− 0.87	0.92
	Apgar score at 10 min	PRBCs	26	8.35	1.55	40	0.95	− 0.87	0.92
Grade 3	Apgar score at 1 min	No PRBCs	18	2.83	1.72	34	0.01*	0.35	2.65
	Apgar score at 1 min	PRBCs	18	1.33	1.68	34	0.01*	0.35	2.65
	Apgar score at 5 min	No PRBCs	18	5.33	1.71	34	0.25	− 0.45	1.67
	Apgar score at 5 min	PRBCs	18	4.72	1.41	34	0.25	− 0.45	1.67
	Apgar score at 10 min	No PRBCs	18	6.89	1.75	34	0.91	− 0.95	1.06
	Apgar score at 10 min	PRBCs	18	6.83	1.15	34	0.91	− 0.95	1.06