Table 2 The characteristics of the deceased neonates divided into 4 groups according to their main diagnosis.

From: Analysis of the in-hospital mortality in the tertiary referral department of neonatology and neonatal intensive care

Characteristics

Group E

(N = 64)

Group P

(N = 8)

Group T

(N = 5)

Group C

(N = 22)

Male

44 (68.75%)

2 (25.00%)

4 (80.00%)

8 (36.36%)

Female

20 (31.25%)

6 (75.00%)

1 (20.00%)

12 (54.55%)

Disorder of sex development

–

–

–

2 (9.09%)

Inborn

58 (90.63%)

8 (100.00%)

3 (60.00%)

22 (100.00%)

Outborn

6 (9.38%)

–

2 (40.00%)

–

Cesarean section

29 (45.31%)

5 (62.50%)

2 (40.00%)

11 (50.00%)

Vaginal delivery

35 (54.69%)

3 (37.80%)

3 (60.00%)

11 (50.00%)

Singleton pregnancy

49 (76.5%)

5 (62.50%)

5 (100%)

19 (86.36%)

Multiple pregnancy

15 (23.44%)

3 (37.80%)

–

3 (13.64%)

EPT (≤ 27 6/7)

59 (92.19%)

–

–

1 (4.55%)

VPT (28 0/7–31 6/7)

5 (7.81%)

8 (100.00%)

–

4 (18.18%)

MPT and LPT (32 0/7–36 6/7)

–

–

–

6 (27.27%)

Term (37 0/7–41 6/7)

–

–

5 (100.00%)

11 (50.00%)

ELBW (< 1,000)

56 (87.50%)

–

–

2 (9.09%)1

VLBW (1,000–1,499)

8 (12.50%)

5 (62.50%)

–

1 (4.55%)

LBW (1,500–2,499)

–

2 (25.00%)

–

11 (50.00%)

Birth weight ≥ 2,500

–

1 (12.50%)

5 (100.00%)

6 (27.27%)

SGA (< 10th)

15 (23.44%)4

–

1 (20.00%)

11 (50.00%)1

AGA (10–90th)

39 (60.94%)5

7 (87.50%)

4 (80.00%)

5 (22.73%)

LGA (> 90th)

10 (15.63%)6

1 (12.50%)

–

4 (18.18%)

1–min Apgar score 0–3

55 (85.94%)

2 (25.00%)

1 (20.00%)

15 (68.18%)

1-min Apgar score 4–7

9 (14.06%)

6 (75.00%)

1 (20.00%)

6 (27.27%)

1-min Apgar score 8–10

–

–

3 (60.00%)

1 (4.55%)

5–min Apgar score <7

54 (84.38%)

5 (62.50%)

1 (20.00%)

19 (86.36%)

5-min Apgar score ≥7

10 (15.63%)

3 (37.80%)

4 (80.00%)

3 (13.64%)

Maternal age 11–19 years

3 (4.69%)

–

–

2 (9.09%)

Maternal age 20–34 years

42 (65.63%)

7 (87.50%)

3 (60.00%)

17 (77.27%)

Maternal age ≥35 years

19 (29.69%)

1 (12.50%)

2 (40.00%)

3 (13.64%)

Place of residence – city

35 (54.69%)

8 (100.00%)

2 (40.00%)

15 (68.18%)

Place of residence – rural area

29 (45.31%)

–

3 (60.00%)

7 (31.82%)

 

Median (Q1-Q3)

Birth weight (g)1

600

(550–800)

1455

(1185–1630)

3350

(2750–3600)

2275

(1650–2620)

Gestational age (weeks)

24 (22–29)

28.5 (28–30)

39 (38–39)

36.5 (33–38)

1-min Apgar score

1 (1–2)

1 (0,5 − 2)

8 (6–10)

1 (1–4)

5-min Apgar score

4 (3–5)

2 (1–6)

9 (7–10)

3 (1–6)

Maternal age (years)

31 (28–36)

31 (27–33)

31 (29–37)

29 (21–32)

  1. 1 Not included: 2830 g = total birth weight of the conjoined twins.
  2. LBW – low birth weight; VLBW – very low birth weight; ELBW – extremely low birth weight; HBW – high birth weight; SGA – small for gestational age; LGA – large for gestational age; AGA – appropriate for gestational age; Q1-Q3 – interquartile range.
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