Table 3 Single most important cause of death among hospitalized preterm neonates in NNPD, DeNIS, and GLSE-Plus cohorts
Causes of death | NNPD cohort (N = 1349) | DeNIS cohort (N = 828) | GLSE-Plus cohort (N = 514) | Pooled estimates of the proportion of deaths in the three cohorts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complications related to prematurity | 722 (53.5) | 423 (51.0) | 204 (39.7) | 50.1% (48.3–52.0) |
Neonatal sepsis | 267 (19.8) | 207 (25.0) | 210 (40.9) | 25.4% (23.8–27.0) |
Perinatal asphyxia (intrapartum-related events) | 166 (12.3) | 77 (9.0) | 64 (12.5) | 11.5% (10.2–12.6) |
Congenital malformations | 57 (4.2) | 23 (3.0) | 23 (4.5) | 3.8% (3.1–4.6) |
Others | 137 (10.2) | 98 (12.0) | 13 (2.5) | 9.2% (8.1–10.3) |
