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Table 1 Characteristics of 55 infants with MRI observed between 1992 and 2010

From: Meconium obstruction in absence of cystic fibrosis in low birth weight infants: an emerging challenge from increasing survival

 

BW ≥ 1500 g

BW< 1500 g (LBW)

p

N.of Cases

30

25

 

M/F ratio

16/14

11/14

n.s

Mean B.W.

3052 g (range 1660-4000)

818 g (range 500-1480)

< 0.0001

Mean G.A.

37 w (range 32-40)

27 w (range 24-31)

< 0.0001

Cesarean sections rate

40%

70%

n.s.

Maternal Diabetes

6,6%

8%

n.s

Maternal Hypertension

18%

11%

n.s.

Mean Apgar index at 1'

8

5.3

< 0.005

Assisted Ventilation

2

16

< 0.0001

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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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