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Table 1 Perinatal characteristics of CC infants with or without hydrops fetalis

From: Clinical features and outcomes of congenital chylothorax: a single tertiary medical center experience in China

Hydrops fetalis

With (n = 9)

Without (n = 15)

p value

Male

5

8

1.000

Gestational age at birth(weeks)

34+4 (29+5–37+2)

37+2 (33+3–41)

0.007*

Birth weight (g)

3000 (1900–3770)

3112 (1850–4250)

0.842

Cesarean section

5

9

1.000

Gestational age of diagnosis (weeks)

30 (24 + 1–36 + 6)

31 (24–36 + 6)

0.811

Prenatal therapy

6

7

0.423

Bilateral chylothorax

8

10

0.351

1-min Apgar score

6 (3–9)

9 (6–10)

0.001*

5-min Apgar score

8 (6–9)

10 (6–10)

0.027*

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)

6 (2–16)

5 (1–9)

0.231

Duration of pleural drainage (days)

13 (2–27)

10 (7–30)

0.959

Length of hospital stay (days)

23 (2–43)

19 (1–40)

0.486

Survival to discharge

7

14

0.533