Demographic characteristics and prescription data of patients receiving at least one prescription* according to gestational age category†
| Characteristics | Extremely preterm | Very preterm | Late preterm | Term | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neonates (n) | 84 | 162 | 231 | 249 | 726 |
| East | 8 | 29 | 51 | 97 | 185 |
| North | 40 | 69 | 87 | 78 | 274 |
| West | 26 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 124 |
| South | 10 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 143 |
| Gestational age (days) | 183 (176–189) | 211 (202–217) | 238 (232–246) | 275 (267–282) | 238 (215–268) |
| Postnatal age (days) | 15 (7–22) | 13 (7–20) | 10 (5–18) | 4 (1–15) | 10 (3–18) |
| Birth weight (g) | 830 (686–940) | 1340 (1140–1580) | 1980 (1718–2310) | 3340 (2960–3680) | 1993 (1359–3000) |
| Prescriptions per neonate (n) | 4 (3–6) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) |
| Prescriptions by route of administration, n (%) | |||||
| Parenteral | 272 (68) | 371 (61) | 379 (61) | 402 (71) | 1424 (65) |
| Enteral | 121 (30) | 237 (39) | 231 (37) | 140 (25) | 729 (33) |
| Topical | 6 (2) | 3 (1) | 9 (2) | 28 (5) | 46 (2) |
| EOI per neonate, n (range)‡ | 1 (0–8) | 1 (0–9) | 1 (0–8) | 1 (0–8) | 1 (0–9) |
*Presented as median (IQR) if not stated otherwise.
†Extremely preterm, very preterm, late preterm and term denote gestational age categories of <28, 28 to <32, 32 to <37 and >37 weeks, respectively.
‡Different excipients from one group counted separately.
EOI, excipients of interest.