From: Haemoglobin level at birth is associated with short term outcomes and mortality in preterm infants
Health interventions | Number (%) | Haemoglobin at birth (g/dL) | P values for trend | |||||
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<12 | 12 to <14 | 14 to <16 | 16 to <18 | 18+ | ||||
n = 67 | n = 124 | n = 122 | n = 408 | n = 169 | ||||
Transfusion* (n = 890) | 518 (58.2) | Crude (95% CI) | 27.2 (9.4–78.3) | 6.8 (4.0–11.7) | 5.0 (3.0–8.3) | 1.7 (1.2–2.5) | 1 | <0.01 |
Adjusted† (95% CI) | 16.6 (3.9–70.5) | 3.5 (1.7–7.4) | 2.7 (1.4–5.2) | 1.6 (1.0–2.5) | 1 | <0.01 | ||
Infants survived to discharge (n = 787) | ||||||||
n = 39 | n = 100 | n = 106 | n = 379 | n = 163 | ||||
Median length of intensive care days (95% CI) | 787 (88.4) | Median (95% CI) | 20 (4.3–35.7) | 14.5 (4.3–24.7) | 8 (4.6–11.4) | 4 ( 3.0–5.0) | 4 (3.0–5.0) | <0.01 |
Median length of neonatal unit days (95% CI) | 787 (88.4) | Median (95% CI) | 44 (29.3–58.7) | 53 (43.2–62.8) | 48 (43.2–52.8) | 37 (341–39.9) | 37 (33.6–40.7) | 0.01 |