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Table 3 Demographic data and clinical variables in CC infants with hydrops fetalis with or without prenatal therapy

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

Prenatal therapy

With (n = 6)

Without (n = 3)

p value

Male

3

2

1.000

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

33+5 (29+5–37+2)

35+1 (34+1–36+5)

0.391

Birth weight (g)

2830 (1900–3410)

3320 (3000–3770)

0.142

Cesarean section

2

3

0.167

Bilateral chylothorax

5

2

1.000

1-min Apgar score

6.5 (3–9)

6 (5–6)

0.699

5-min Apgar score

8.5 (6–9)

8 (7–9)

1.000

Ventilator use

5

3

1.000

MV duration (days)

6 (0–16)

7 (5–11)

0.718

Duration of pleural drainage (days)

4 (0–16)

25 (16–27)

0.005*

Maximal MAP(cmH2O)

12.5 (9.3–19)

14.8 (8.8–18)

0.876

OI onset

17.35 (7–32.8)

31.67 (13.34–50)

0.403

iNO

1

1

1.000

Surfactant instillation

4

1

0.524

Length of hospital stay (days)

16 (2–33)

42 (30–43)

0.018*

Mortality

1

0

1.000

  1. iNO, inhaled nitric oxide; MV, mechanical ventilation; OI, oxygenation index; MAP, mean airway pressure