Table 2 Resuscitation procedures at birth and Apgar score
From: The transition from intra to extra-uterine life in late preterm infant: a single-center study
Gestational Age (Weeks+ days of gestation) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 276) | 340/7 (n = 62) | 350/7 (n = 77) | 360/7 (n = 137) | P* | |
Any Resuscitation Procedure, n(%) | 48 (17.4) | 25 (40.3) | 12 (15.5) | 11 (8.0) | <0.001 |
Only free-flow Oxygen, n(%) | 11 (3.9) | 6 (9.6) | 2 (2.6) | 3 (2.1) | 0.03 |
Ventilation | 37 (14.3) | 19 (30.6) | 10 (12.3) | 8 (5.8) | <0.001 |
Mask, n(%) | 25 (6.7) | 11 (17.7) | 7 (9.0) | 7 (5.1) | 0.01 |
ET tube, n(%) | 12 (3.2) | 8 (12.9) | 3 (3.9) | 1 (0.7) | 0.004 |
Chest compressions, n(%) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1(1.3) | 0 | 0.27 |
Drugs, n(%) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0.13 |
Umbilical Venous Catheter, n(%) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (2.6) | 0 | 0.13 |
Apgar score1 | |||||
Median (range) | 9 (1–10) | 8 (1–9) | 9 (2–9) | 9 (4–10) | <0.001 |
< 7, n(%) | 25 (9.1) | 17 (27.4) | 4 (5.2) | 4 (2.9) | <0.001 |
Apgar score5 | |||||
Median (range) | 9 (2–10) | 9 (6–10) | 9 (2–10) | 10 (7–10) | <0.001 |
< 7, n(%) | 5 (1.8) | 3 (4.8) | 2 (2.6) | 0 | 0.04 |