Table 4 Neonatal outcomes stratified by birth weight < 2500 g and ≥ 2500 g
Birth weight < 2500 g | Birth weight ≥ 2500 g | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention | Post –intervention | p-value | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | p-value | |
n = 52 | n = 78 | n = 311 | n = 442 | |||
Birth weight (g) | 1937.48 (±556.1) | 1836.35 (±534.2) | 0.300 | 3217.2 (±409.6) | 3212.9 (±386.3) | 0.884 |
n = 46 | n = 68 | n = 291 | n = 417 | |||
Gestation (w) | 35.4 (±4.7) | 34.6 (±4.4) | 0.372 | 39.3 (±2.4) | 39.5 (±2.3) | 0.454 |
Preterm (<37w) | 25 (54.3%) | 47 (69.1%) | 0.109 | 38 (13.1%) | 47 (11.3%) | 0.472 |
N = 52 | N = 75 | |||||
Lactatea | 4.4 (3.8–5.2) | 4.9 (4.4–5.4) | 0.263 | 4.7 (4.4–4.9) | 4.8 (4.6–5.1) | 0.333 |
Lactate > 5.45 | 19 (36.5%) | 27 (36.0%) | 0.950 | 99 (34.3%) | 165 (38.8%) | 0.215 |
Resuscitation | 22 (43.1%) | 34 (44.2%) | 0.909 | 47 (16.5%) | 90 (20.5%) | 0.181 |
Apgar< 7 at 1 min | 14 (27.5%) | 24 (32.0%) | 0.585 | 30 (9.8%) | 56 (12.8%) | 0.209 |
Apgar < 7 at 5 min | 7 (13.7%) | 16 (21.3%) | 0.278 | 12 (3.9%) | 19 (4.3%) | 0.771 |
Special care nursery admission | 25 (48.1%) | 41 (52.6%) | 0.616 | 30 (9.6%) | 38 (8.6%) | 0.621 |
Admission type | ||||||
None | 27 (55.1%) | 37 (48.7%) | 0.687 | 281 (91.5%) | 402 (91.2%) | 0.664 |
Ward | 15 (30.6%) | 24 (31.6%) | 6 (2.0%) | 13 (2.9%) | ||
High dependency unit / Intensive care unit | 7 (14.3%) | 15 (19.7%) | 20 (6.5%) | 26 (5.9%) | ||