Table 1 Perinatal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) characteristics of all survivors (N = 174)
| Â | Infants not participating (n = 25) | Infants in follow-up (n = 149) |
|---|---|---|
Male/Female1: number | 17/8 | 87/62 |
Birth weight (g)2: mean (SD) | 3272 (560) | 3367 (604) |
Gestational age (weeks)2: mean (SD) | 38.6 (2.3) | 39.5 (2.0) |
Primary diagnoses1: | number | number |
Meconium aspiration syndrome | 13 | 75 |
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 4 | 32 |
Sepsis | 4 | 16 |
Persistent pulmonary hypertension | 2 | 25 |
Pulmonary hypoplasia | 2 | 1 |
Duration of the ECMO (hours)2: means (SD) | 155 (57) | 163 (64) |
Neurological complications1: number | 20 (5 missing) | 120 (29 missing) |
None | 14 | 71 |
Haemorrhage | 3 | 9 |
Cerebral infarction | 0 | 6 |
Clinical epileptic insults | 3 | 6 |
EEG epileptic insults | 0 | 28 |