Table 4 Relationship between neonatal respiratory support, duration of hospital stay, outcome and degree of thrombocytopenia
From: Risk factors for severity of thrombocytopenia in full term infants: a single center study
Variable | Thrombocytopenia (55cases) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mild/moderate N = 26 (47.27%) | Severe N = 29 (52.73%) | ||
CPAP | |||
No | 12 (46.15%) | 18 (62.07%) | 0.23 |
Yes | 14 (53.85%) | 11 (37.93%) | |
Mechanical ventilation | |||
No | 25 (96.15%) | 15 (51.72%) | 0.001 |
Yes | 1 (3.85%) | 14 (48.28%) | |
Outcome | |||
Alive | 25 (96.15%) | 24 (82.76%) | 0.001 |
Dead | 1 (3.85%) | 5 (17.24%) | |
Duration of hospital stay (days) | |||
Mean ± SD | 9.19 ± 3.70 | 8.21 ± 4.18 | 0.21 |
Idiopathic thrombocytopenia (N) | 2/26 (7.69%) | 3/29 (10.34%) | 0.73 |