From: Base excess and hematocrit predict response to indomethacin in very low birth weight infants with patent ductus arteriosus
Bedside clinical parametera
OR (95% CI)
P value
Base excess
1.81 (1.36–2.60)
0.0001
Hematocrit
1.21 (1.01–1.45)
0.04
Fluid intake
0.97 (0.92–1.01)
0.16
Pretreatment weight
0.99 (0.99–1.00)
0.13