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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n = 56)

From: Unnecessity of routine chest tube drainage after patent ductus arteriosus ligation in preterm neonates

Characteristic

Value

Sex

 

 Female

29 (51.8%)

 Male

27 (48.2%)

Gestational age (weeks)

26.6 (25.9–28.8)

 Extremely preterm neonates (< 28 weeks, n)

36 (64.3%)

Birth body weight (g)

895 (795–1190)

 Extremely low birth weight neonates (< 1000 g, n)

35 (62.5%)

Age on the day of surgery (day)

17.0 (10.0–22.0)

Body weight on the day of surgery (g)

1100 (958–1410)

  1. Values are presented as medians (interquartile ranges) or numbers (%)