Table 1 Patients characteristics
From: Sepsis risk factors in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
No sepsis (n = 34) | Sepsis (n = 28) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | 26 (76.5%) | 19 (67.9%) | 0.57 |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 38.8 (2.1) | 37.8 (2.2) | 0.09 |
Term of birth | |||
Preterm (<37 weeks) | 4 (11.8%) | 6 (21.4%) | 0.49 |
Term (≥37 weeks) | 30 (88.2%) | 22 (78.6%) | 0.79 |
≥37 and <39 weeks | 8 | 11 | |
≥39 and <42 weeks | 22 | 11 | |
Birth weight (g) | 3092 (633) | 3048 (726) | |
Gestational age at diagnosis (weeks) | 30.0 (7.5) | 25.1 (6.3) | <0.01 |
Type | |||
Left | 31 (91.2%) | 25 (89.3%) | 0.80 |
Right | 3 (8.8%) | 3 (10.7%) | |
Best observed/expected LHR (%) | 47.2 ± 12.2 | 37.8 ± 12.5 | 0.02 |
Intra-thoracic liver | 7 (21.2%)*1 | 17 (60%) | <0.01 |
Antenatal diagnosis | 26 (76.5%) | 26 (92.8%) | 0.08 |
FETO | 3 (8.8%) | 4 (14.3%) | 0.49 |
Antenatal steroids | 1 (2.9%) | 8 (28.6%) | <0.01 |
Time before surgery (days) | 2.26 (1.9) | 2.14 (1.0) | 0.74 |
Patch repair | 4 (12.5%)*2 | 13 (46.4%) | <0.01 |
Chest tube | 7 (25.9%)*2 | 4 (12.5%)*1 | 0.18 |
Umbilical venous catheter | 29 (85.3%) | 26 (92.9%) | 0.34 |
Umbilical arterial catheter | 4 (11.8%) | 3 (10.7%) | 0.89 |
Arterial catheter | 2 (5.8%) | 5 (17.9%) | 0.13 |
Central venous catheter | 17 (50.0%) | 26 (92.9%) | <0.01 |
Peripherally inserted central venous catheter | 9 (26.5%) | 10 (35.7%) | 0.43 |