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Table 4 Impact of sepsis on patients’ outcomes

From: Sepsis risk factors in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

 

Sepsis (n = 28)

No sepsis (n = 34)

p value or OR (95% CI)

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)

20.5 (15.6)

4.3 (4.0)

<0.0001

Duration of HFOV (days)

10.2 (9.9)

1.2 (2.4)

<0.0001

Duration of noninvasive ventilation (days)

6.9 (12.3)

1.1 (2.4)

<0.01

Time to first day of feeding (days)

6.0 (2.3)

4.8 (2.0)

0.049

Weight at day 5 (g)

3246 (769)

3076 (644)

0.37

Duration of hospitalization (days)

34.6 (35.9)

11.6 (11.6)

<0.001

Volemic expansion*

21 (75.0%)

14 (41.1%)

4.2 (1.4–12.8)

Inotrope treatment*

24 (85.7%)

17 (50.0%)

5.9 (1.7–21.0)

NO treatment*

20 (71.4%)

9 (26.4%)

6.9 (2.2–21.2)

PAH*

27 (96.4%)

27 (79.4%)

7.0 (0.8–60.0)

Death*

7 (25.0%)

5 (14.7%)

1.9 (0.6–6.9)

  1. Values are expressed as mean (SD) or * number (percent)
  2. OR odd ratio, HFOV high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, NO nitric oxide, PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension defined as tricuspid regurgitation >3 m/s associated with right ventricle and septal signs of PAH