Table 3 Care practices in preterm infants with gestation age < 28w receiving complete care
|  | N = 368 | 22–22+ 6w n = 0 | 23–23+ 6w n = 7 | 24–24+ 6w n = 22 | 25–25+ 6 n = 47 | 26–26+ 6w n = 98 | 27–27+ 6w n = 194 | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPIs transfered to NICU | 469/2004(23.4) | 2/189(1) | 14/223(6.3) | 38/407(9.3) | 75/428(17.5) | 124/357(34.7) | 216/400(54) | 375.212 | < 0.001 |
EPIs received complete care | 368/2004(18.4) | 0 | 7/223(3.1) | 22/407(5.4) | 47/428(11.0) | 98/357(27.5) | 194/400(48.5) | 400.137 | < 0.001 |
EPIs abandoned for Socio-economic considerations | 90/101(89.1) | 2/2(100) | 7/7(100) | 14/16(87.5) | 25/28(89.3) | 23/26(88.5) | 19/22(86.4) | 1.225 | 0.990 |
The time of initiating feeding, h | 29(20,43.3) | - | 37 | 31(21,62) | 34(17,54) | 27.5(28,41.3) | 29(20,44) | 2.912 | 0.573 |
Breast-feeding | 327(88.9) | - | 2(28.6) | 16(72.7) | 39(83) | 86(87.8) | 184(94.8) | 29.832 | < 0.001 |
Human milk fortifier | 230(62.5) | - | 1(14.3) | 9(40.9) | 30(63.8) | 64(65.3) | 126(64.9) | 11.545 | 0.018 |
PS | 345(94) | - | 7(100) | 22(100) | 45(95.7) | 90(91.8) | 175(90.2) | 2.985 | 0.516 |
IMV | 283(79.4) | - | 7(100) | 22(100) | 43(91.5) | 73(74.5) | 138(71.1) | 25.945 | < 0.001 |
Postnatal corticosteroids | 146(39.7) | - | 1(14.3) | 11(50) | 31(66) | 40(40.8) | 63(32.5) | 31.969 | < 0.001 |