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Table 2 Demographic and during MRI characteristic of the patients enrolled into the study, comparing the 3 groups related do the admisnistred dose of melatonine

From: A solution based on melatonin, tryptophan, and vitamin B6 (Melamil Tripto©) for sedation in newborns during brain MRI

Dose (number of neonates)

2 mg (32)

3 mg (72)

4 mg (5)

p-value

GA (wk) median (IQR)

31,1 (29,7-30)

31,3 (29,7-36,2)

31,1 (27,9-39,5)

1

BW (g) median (IQR)

1300 (1025-2665)

1530 (1310-2040)

1300 (1030-1300)

0,058

PMA (wk) at MRI median (IQR)

46 (42,3-48,7)

47 (42,9-48,9)

44 (43,7-47,4)

0,69

Weight at MRI (g) median (IQR)

3800 (3190-4600)

4500 (3800-5200)

4600 (3740-5975)

0,017

Time (min) to reach sleeping median (IQR)

25 (15-35)

25 (17-35)

32 (22-50)

0,52

Duration MRI (min) median (IQR)

20 (20-30)

25 (17-35)

31 (26-34)

0,42

HR (bpm) median (IQR)

140 (130-148)

140 (130-145)

142 (132-143)

0,66

SatO2 (%) median (IQR)

98 (97-98)

98 (97-99)

99 (96-99)

0,24

Dose pro Kg (mg/kg) median (DS)

0,52 (± 0,11)

0,64 (± 0,15)

0,85 (± 0,16)

< 0,001

  1. GA Gestational Age, BW Birth Weight, PMA Post Menstrual Age, HR Heart Rate, IQR Interquartile Range, DS Deviation Standard