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Table 3 Causes of mortality among the babies that underwent PDA ligation

From: Bedside PDA ligation in premature infants less than 28 weeks and 1000 grams

 

Gender

Weight

GW

PC

OD

SAS (day)

COD

1

F

624

26

ARF, ICH

20

20

HE

2

F

715

27

ICH + PH

15

53

Sepsis

3

F

521

24

ARF

9

105

CLD,RF

4

M

650

25

T, Fever, L

16

167

Sepsis + HE

5

F

697

26

ICH + NEC

30

111

Sepsis

  1. GW gestational week; PC preoperative condition; OD operation date; PH pulmonary hemorrhage; T thrombocytopenia; ICH intracranial hemorrhage; RF respiratory failure; SAS survival after surgery; COD cause of death; ARF acute renal failure; NEC necrotizing enterocolitis; L leukocytosis; CLD chronic lung disease; HE hypoxic encephalopathy