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Table 5 Comparison of the patient’s characteristics and blood test data between ASCI without surgical complications and PLI

From: Axillary skin crease incision versus conventional posterolateral incision in open repair of patent ductus arteriosus for extremely low birth weight infants: a retrospective study

 

ASCI without surgical complications (n = 13)

PLI (n = 12)

P value

Gestational age (weeks)

24.7 (23.8–26.1)

25.3 (24.0–26.2)

0.94

Birth weight (g)

642 (560–810)

726 (565–907)

0.25

Weight at surgery (g)

797 (632–974)

956 (793–1021)

0.17

Age at surgery (days)

20 18–30)

28 (23–36)

0.18

Indomethacin administration period (days)

6 (5–8)

8 (7–9)

0.34

Congenital anomalies (%)

0

0

1

White blood cell (× 102/μl)

101 (85–149)

113 (95–130)

0.36

Red blood cell (× 104/μl)

321 (276–336)

327 (316–378)

0.12

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.5 (9.5–11.5)

11.4 (10.8–12.3)

0.13

Platelet (× 104/mm3)

31.2 (27.0–41.0)

35.9 (28.4–40.5)

0.56

PT (sec)

14.0 (13.0–15.0)

13.3 (11.4–14.6)

0.14

CRP (mg/dl)

0.00 (0.00–0.07)

0.02 (0.00–0.18)

0.51

  1. ASCI Axillary skin crease incision, PLI Posterolateral incision, PDA Patent ductus arteriosus, PT Prothrombin time, CRP C-reactive protein