Table 1 Clinical features of 142 infants with mild HIE stratified by presence of brain injury on MRI.
From: Mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE): timing and pattern of MRI brain injury
All | Brain injury | No brain injury | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 142 | N = 87 | N = 55 | p value | |
Gestational age (mean, weeks) | 39.2 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 0.25 |
Birthweight (mean, grams) | 3292 g | 3295 | 3288 | 0.93 |
Male | 64% | 70% | 55% | 0.06 |
Born at outside hospital | 95 (67%) | 57 (66%) | 38 (69%) | 0.66 |
Lowest cord pH (mean) | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.01 | 0.91 |
5-min Apgar score (median, range) | 5 (0–9) | 4.5 (0–9) | 4 (1–9) | 0.28 |
10-min Apgar score (median, range) | 6 (1–9) | 6 (1–9) | 6 (1–9) | 0.34 |
5 or greater Sarnat abnormalities | 62% | 61% | 64% | 0.75 |
Therapeutic Hypothermia | 85% | 83% | 89% | 0.30 |
Clinical chorioamnionitis | 35% | 35% | 35% | 0.99 |
Sentinel events | 34% | 36% | 33% | 0.72 |
Length of hospitalization (median days, IQR) | 8 (6–13) | 9 (7–14) | 8 (6–12) | 0.64 |
