Table 1 In-hospital mortality and morbidities in infants with HIE who received methylxanthines.
From: Methylxanthine use in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study
Outcome | Caffeine group (n = 30) | Aminophylline group (n = 24) | No methylxanthine group (n = 5857) | Hypothermia alone in trials (if available) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Death—% (no. infants) | 14 (4/28) | 20 (4/20) | 10 (557/5443) | |
Length of hospital stay—days | ||||
 Median | 20 | 16 | 14 | |
 5th–95th percentiles | 8–45 | 8–31 | 8–46 | – |
Feeding—% (no. infants) | ||||
 Gastrostomy tube placement | 7 (2/30) | 0 (0/24) | 6 (347/5857) | |
Hepatic—% (no. infants) | ||||
 Coagulopathy (PT > 16 s) | 91 (10/11) | 86 (18/21) | 80 (2612/3260) | 4113 |
 Hepatic Dysfunction (AST > 200 U/L and ALT > 100 U/L) | 39 (7/18) | 40 (8/20) | 39 (1693/4298) | |
Neurologic—% (no. infants) | ||||
 Received AED in first postnatal week | 37 (11/30) | 42 (10/24) | 44 (2565/5857) | |
 Received > 1 AED in first postnatal week | 13 (4/30) | 13 (3/24) | 10 (561/5857) | – |
Pulmonary—% (no. infants) | ||||
 Receiving mechanical ventilation for ≥ 5 days | 23 (7/30) | 29 (7/24) | 26 (1530/5857) | 1617a |
Renal | ||||
 Creatinine rise > 0.3 mg/dL in 2-day period—% (no. infants) | 19 (4/21) | 41 (9/22) | 15 (601/4134) | |
 Peak creatinine | ||||
 Median | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.91 | – |
 5th–95th percentiles | 0.63–1.78 | 0.65–3.01 | 0.51–1.93 | – |