Table 3 Univariate association of the items on CUS (day 3–7) and adverse outcome.

From: The development and validation of a cerebral ultrasound scoring system for infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Item

Category

Patients per category, n

OR (95% CI)

Cerebral oedema

Normal-mild

70

 

Moderate

12

14.4 (2.9–72.3)

 

Severe

1

 

Thalamus

Normal-mild

45

 

Moderate

32

26.7 (6.7–106.2)

 

Severe

5

 

Putamen

Normal-mild

66

 

Moderate

15

7.9 (2.2–28.2)

 

Severe

1

 

Four-column sign

Normal

67

 

Abnormal

14

10.0 (2.5–39.9)

PLIC

Normal

59

 

Abnormal

23

11.1 (3.6–34.2)

Periventricular white matter

Normal-mild

32

 

Moderate

43

9.2 (2.4–34.9)

 

Severe

8

16.1 (2.5–103.6)

Subcortical white matter

Normal-mild

42

 

Moderate

35

4.0 (1.5–11.1)

 

Severe

6

8.5 (1.3–54.8)

Resistance index

Normal

60

 

Abnormal

8

16.3 (1.9–142.6)