| |
Group 1
|
Group 2
| P |
|
Number of infants undergoing PRBC transfusion in the first 3 days of life (n = 42)
| 9.5% (2/21) | 19% (4/21) | 0.384 |
|
No PRBC transfusion during study period (n = 38)
| 21.1% (4/19) | 10.5% (2/19) | 0.345 |
|
Number of infants undergoing at least one PRBC transfusion during study period (n = 38)
| 78.9% (15/19) | 89.5% (17/19) | 0.380 |
| |
Group 1 (n = 19) |
Group 2 (n = 19) | P |
|
In first 14 days of life
| | | |
| Number of PRBC transfusion | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–4) | 0.828 |
| Volume of PRBC transfusion (ml/kg) | 10 (0–40) | 10 (0–45) | 0.773 |
| Volume of phlebotomy loss (ml/kg) | 25 (11–70) | 23.3 (9.3–59) | 0.405 |
| Late onset neonatal sepsis | 52.6% (10) | 57.9% (11) | 0.748 |
|
In first 35 days of life
| | | |
| Number of PRBC transfusion | 2 (0–6) | 2 (0–7) | 0.840 |
| Volume of PRBC transfusion (ml/kg) | 25 (0–78) | 25 (0–75) | 0.885 |
| Volume of phlebotomy loss (ml/kg) | 38 (11–108) | 38 (15–92) | 0.795 |
| Late onset neonatal sepsis | 63.2% (12) | 68.4% (13) | 0.736 |
|
Total NICU stay
| | | |
| Number of PRBC transfusion | 3 (0–7) | 3 (0–8) | 0.813 |
| Volume of PRBC transfusion (ml) | 45 (0–103) | 42 (0–116) | 0.872 |
| Volume of phlebotomy loss (ml) | 54 (16–145) | 57 (23–111) | 0.930 |
| Volume of phlebotomy loss (ml/kg/day) | 1.16 (0.87–2.59) | 1.13 (0.59–1.7) | 0.452 |