Table 4:

Predictors of any brain injury on MRI

Any Injury (n = 32)No Injury (n = 21)P Value
Any oral feeding at discharge21 (65.6%)19 (90.5%).04
Requirement for NG feeding at discharge9 (28.1%)10 (47.6%).15
G-tube placement before discharge13 (40.6%)4 (19.1%).10
No inotropes9 (28.1%)9 (42.9%).27
Blood stream infectiona3 (9.4%0.27b
Lung infection7 (22.6%)2 (9.5%).28b
Required ECMOa9 (28.1%)0.008b
Diaphragmatic defect.01
    A or B10 (31.3%)14 (66.7%)
    C or D22 (68.8%)7 (33.3%)
  • Note:—NG indicates nasogastic tube; G-tube, gastronomy tube.

  • a All infants had injury.

  • b Fisher exact P value.