Table 2 Delivery room characteristics.

From: Golden hour management of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: 15 year experience at a high-volume center

Characteristic

n(%), Median (IQR)

 

All

2008–2023

(N = 454)

Epoch 1

2008–2013

(N = 106)

Epoch 2

2014–2018

(N = 156)

Epoch 3

2019–2023

(N = 192)

1 min Apgar

5

(3, 8)

5

(3, 7)

5

(3, 7)

6

(4, 8)

5 min Apgar

8

(7, 9)

8

(6, 9)

8

(6, 9)

8

(7, 9)

Time to Pre-ductal SpO2 > 85% (minutes)

10.0

(6.0, 16.0)

9.0

(6.0, 16.0)

11.0

(7.0, 16.5)

9.0

(6.0, 15.0)

Time to HR > 100 beats per minute (minutes)

2.0

(1.0, 4.0)

1.0

(0, 2.0)

2.0

(1.0, 4.5)

3.0

(1.0, 4.5)

Time to intubation (minutes)

2.0

(1.0, 3.0)

2.0

(1.0, 3.0)

2.0

(2.0, 3.0)

2.0

(1.0, 3.0)

Ventilator type in delivery room

CMV

HFOV

N = 427

315

(73.8%)

112

(26.2%)

N = 96

94

(98.0%)

2

(2.0%)

N = 148

136

(92.0%)

12

(8.0%)

N = 183

85

(46.4%)

98

(53.6%)

First FiO2 in delivery room

50

(50, 80)

100

(100, 100)

50

(50, 50)

50

(50, 50)

Last FiO2 in delivery room

70

(50, 100)

100

(100, 100)

60

(50, 100)

50

(45, 100)

Maximum FiO2 in delivery room

100

(50,100)

100

(100, 100)

78

(50, 100)

70

(50, 100)

Fentanyl given in delivery room

301

(66.3%)

66

(62.3%)

102

(65.4%)

133

(69.3%)

Vecuronium given in delivery room

95

(20.9%)

8

(7.5%)

27

(17.3%)

60

(31.3%)

Normal saline bolus given in delivery room

173

(38.1%)

26

(24.5%)

67

(42.9%)

80

(41.7%)

Time in delivery room

(minutes)

66.0

(57.0, 79.0)

64.0

(54.0, 73.0)

64.5

(53.0, 78.3)

70.0

(59.0, 80.5)

Time to first blood gas

(minutes)

43.0

(35.0, 52.0)

42.5

(33.8, 48.3)

41.0

(33.5, 51.0)

45.5

(37.0, 54.0)

pH

7.11

(6.98, 7.21)

7.10

(6.96, 7.18)

7.06

(6.94, 7.15)

7.17

(7.05, 7.26)

CO2

72.6

(55.0, 92.6)

78.8

(60.5, 96.0)

81.5

(62.0, 105.0)

62.3

(49.0, 83.0)

PaO2

48.0

(40.0, 61.0)

47.5

(40.8, 60.3)

47.5

(41.0, 56.3)

48.0

(38.0, 65.3)

Base deficit

−8.0

(−11.0, −5.0)

−7.0

(−10.0, −6.0)

−9.5

(−12.0, −7.0)

−7.0

(−10.0, −4.0)

iNO in delivery room

5

(1%)

3

(2%)

2

(1%)

0

(0%)

iNO in first 24 h

217

(48%)

39

(37%)

85

(55%)

93

(48%)

  1. CMV conventional mechanical ventilation, HFOV high frequency oscillatory ventilation, iNO inhaled nitric oxide, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation.
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