Short- and long-term outcomes for infants with very low 5-minute Apgar scores
| Baseline (n=66) | Intervention (n=37) | Post (n=35) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-Term Outcomes | Hypothermia (%) | 7 (11) | 6 (16) | 7 (20) | 0.42 |
| HIE (%) | 16 (24) | 11 (30) | 7 (20) | 0.16 | |
| HIE mild (%) | 6 (9) | 1 (3) | 0 | ** | |
| HIE moderate (%) | 6 (9) | 4 (11) | 3 (9) | ** | |
| HIE severe (%) | 4 (6) | 5 (14) | 4 (11) | ** | |
| HIE unknown (%) | 4 (6) | 5 (14) | 4 (11) | ** | |
| Seizures (%) | 4 (6) | 5 (14) | 7 (20) | 0.10 | |
| Gastrostomy tube (%) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 3 (9) | 0.48 | |
| Conventional Ventilation (%) | 36 (55) | 27 (73) | 22 (63) | 0.18 | |
| Long-term Outcomes | Cerebral Palsy (%) | 3 (5) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | ** |
| Developmental Delay (%) | 11 (17) | 10 (27) | 14 (40) | ** | |
| Speech Delay (%) | 17 (26) | 12 (32) | 10 (29) | ** | |
** p-value not calculated due to missing data