Table 3 Comparison of NIRS parameters, presented as median (IQR), between neonates with IVH+PHVD and no tNSI, a single tNSI and multiple tNSIs.

From: Impact of posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation on cerebral oxygenation in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage

 

no tNSIb (n = 9)

single tNSI (n = 24)

multiple tNSIs (n = 32)

p

p*

p**

p***

rScO2 (%) neonatal

63.54 (52.9–73.2)

57.75 (46.43–64.01)

53.81 (43.03–60.54)

0.010

0.116

0.163

0.002

rScO2 (%) adulta

52.38 (39.96–63.94)

45.56 (32.26–54.13)

41.03 (30.09–48.84)

0.010

0.113

0.165

0.002

cFTOE neonatal

0.32 (0.20–0.43)

0.39 (0.31–0.52)

0.43 (0.37–0.54)

0.005

0.063

0.202

0.001

cFTOE adult

0.46 (0.32–0.60)

0.51 (0.42–0.67)

0.57 (0.51–0.69)

0.006

0.067

0.199

0.003

Time out of normal range (%)

<55%

20.99 (1.19–52.97)

22.64 (4.04–85.23)

51.53 (19.08–88.3)

0.05

0.415

0.129

0.019

>85%

0.00 (0.00–6.16)

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

0.0 (0.0–0.02)

0.10

0.056

0.741

0.07

Fluctuation (%)

1.91 (1.08–2.69)

1.10 (0.39–2.70)

3.06 (1.22–5.08)

0.013

0.185

0.003

0.15

  1. Bold p-values indicate statistically significant group differences (p<0.05).
  2. *p-value for comparison of median values between patients with no tNSI and single tNSI.
  3. **p-value for comparison of median values between patients with single tNSI and multiple tNSIs.
  4. ***p-value for comparison of median values between patients with no tNSI and multiple tNSIs.
  5. arScO2adult = (rScO2neonatal − 19.11)/0.848118.
  6. bThese infants with PHVD stabilized after lumbar punctures without requiring device-based intervention (apparent spontaneous arrest).
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