Table 1 Background and clinical characteristics.
From: Pain management for necrotizing enterocolitis: getting the balance right
Variable | |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 46 (58.2) |
Female | 33 (41.8) |
Mode of delivery | |
Vaginal birth | 34 (43.0) |
Cesarean section | 45 (57.0) |
Inborn | 79 (100) |
Received steroids | 74 (93.7) |
Nutrition type | |
Only formula | 2 (2.5) |
Only breastmilk | 38 (48.1) |
Both | 38 (48.1) |
Birth weight in grams | 835 (733–1050) |
Gestational age at birth in weeks | 26 (25–28) |
Z-score Fenton 2013 Preterm Growth Chart | 0.102 (−0.370–0.604) |
Apgar score | 8 (7–9) |
NEC stage | |
Stage II | 19 (24.1) |
Stage III | 60 (75.9) |
Postnatal age at diagnosis in days | 10 (7–20) |
Surgical NEC | 59 (74.7) |
Underwent surgery | 51 (64.6) |
Use of inotropes/vasopressors during NEC | |
Overall | 60 (75.9) |
Only during surgery | 26 (32.9) |
Mechanically ventilated during NEC | 69 (87.3) |
Died | 38 (48.1) |
NEC-related mortality | 33 (41.8) |
