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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of infants in the selective and routine gastric residual groups. Mean (± SD), median (range), or rate (%)

From: Effect of selective gastric residual monitoring on enteral intake in preterm infants

 

Selective Gastric Residual Group (n = 49)

Routine Gastric Residual Group (n = 59)

P

Gestational age (wks)

27.8 ± 2.2

28.1 ± 2.5

0.537

Birth weight (g)

< 10° percentile

1084 ± 347

5 (11)

1100 ± 427

9 (15)

0.843

0.572

Antenatal steroids

44 (94)

50 (85)

0.219

Vaginal delivery

22 (47)

35 (59)

0.241

Apgar Score at 5 min

8 (3–9)

8 (6–9)

1.000

Noninvasive ventilation

42 (89)

21.6 ± 18.5

50 (85)

22.0 ± 18.1

0.572

0.911

Mechanical ventilation

Duration (d)

13 (28)

18.2 ± 22.1

19 (32)

17.1 ± 19.9

0.674

0.788

Surfactant

23 (49)

36 (61)

0.242

Postnatal steroids

9 (19)

15 (25)

0.491

Patent ductus arteriosus

22 (47)

31 (53)

0.696

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

18 (38)

27 (51)

0.446

Necrotizing enterocolitis

3 (6)

1 (2)

0.320

Sepsis

9 (19)

12 (20)

1.000

Intraventricular haemorrhage

6 (13)

14 (24)

0.212

Retinopathy of prematurity

1 (2)

5 (8)

0.224

Death

3 (6)

5 (8)

0.491

Pregnancy complications

Chorioamnionitis

3 (6)

11 (19)

0.085

Gestational diabetes

8 (17)

6 (10)

0.392

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

7 (15)

4 (7)

0.210

pPROM > 18 h

11 (23)

20 (34)

0.286

  1. pPROM: prolonged premature rupture of membranes