Feasibility of transferring intensive cared preterm infants from incubator to open crib at 1600 grams

Table 2 Relevant data from incubator weaning to discharge home

	EW	DW	p
Weight at transition to open crib, mean ± SD (range), g	1621 ± 29	2047 ± 282	< 0.0001
Weight at transition to open crib, mean ± SD (range), g	(1520 – 1690)	(1700 – 2670)	< 0.0001
Time spent in open crib, mean ± SD (range), d	8.6 ± 4.9	16.7 ± 19.2	0.0014
Time spent in open crib, mean ± SD (range), d	(2 – 25)	(2 – 76)	0.0014
LOS, median (interquartile range), d	35	78	< 0.0001
LOS, median (interquartile range), d	(26.5 - 50)	(64.2 – 121.2)	< 0.0001
Postmenstrual age at discharge, mean ± SD (range), wk	35.9 ± 1.9	40.2 ± 4.2	< 0.0001
Postmenstrual age at discharge, mean ± SD (range), wk	(33 – 44.5)	(34.3 – 50)	< 0.0001
Weight at discharge, mean ± SD (range), g	1881 ± 169	2565 ± 541	< 0.0001
Weight at discharge, mean ± SD (range), g	(1565 - 2515)	(1850 - 3620)	< 0.0001
GV mean ± SD (range), g/kg per d	17.5 ± 4.8	11.1 ± 7.3	< 0.0001
GV mean ± SD (range), g/kg per d	(7 – 32.5)	(-8.8 – 24.2)	< 0.0001

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