Table 3 Relation between thrombocytopenia severity and maternal/ neonatal characteristics
From: Risk factors for severity of thrombocytopenia in full term infants: a single center study
Variable | Thrombocytopenia (total 55 cases) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mild/moderate N = 26 (47.27%) | Severe N = 29 (52.73%) | ||
Mother’s age/years (mean ± SD) | 29.69 ± 4.77 | 28.72 ± 3.92 | 0.41 |
Mother’s weight/kg (mean ± SD) | 77.56 ± 5.67 | 76.34 ± 8.23 | 0.62 |
Positive consanguinity | 6 (23.08%) | 7 (24.14%) | 0.93 |
Mothers had Diabetes | 5 (19.23%) | 3 (10.34%) | 0.08 |
Mothers had Preeclampsia | 5 (19.23%) | 1 (3.45%) | 0.09 |
History of PROM | 1 (3.85%) | 2 (6.90%) | 0.62 |
Mode of delivery | |||
Normal vaginal delivery | 13 (50.00%) | 12 (41.38%) | 0.51 |
Cesearn Section | 13 (50.00%) | 17 (58.62%) | |
Neonatal Weight/kg (mean ± SD) | 2.77 ± 0.74 | 2.76 ± 0.50 | 0.97 |
Neonatal WBCs (Mean ± SD) | 13.38 ± 4.45 | 13.74 ± 5.22 | 0.96 |
Neonatal Hemoglobin gram/dL (Mean ± SD) | 15.99 ± 3.19 | 10.06 ± 3.46 | 0.001 |
Neonatal sepsis | |||
No sepsis | 19 (73.08%) | 16 (55.17%) | 0.13 |
Early onset sepsis | 4 (15.38%) | 3 (10.34%) | |
Late onset sepsis | 3 (11.54%) | 10 (34.48%) | |
Manifestation of thrombocytopenia | |||
No | 25 (96.15%) | 7 (24.14%) | |
Bleeding from puncture site | 0 | 14 (48.28%) | 0.001 |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 (3.85%) | 4 (13.79%) | |
Pulmonary hemorrhage | 0 | 2 (6.90%) | |
Intraventricular hemorrhage | 0 | 2 (6.90%) | |
Platelets transfusion | |||
No | 26 (100%) | 9 (31.03%) | 0.001 |
Yes | 0 | 20 (68.97%) | |