Variable Management Management Management Management P
Expectant Expectant Active Active
N % n %
Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection Clinical Signs of Neonatal Infection
Yes 3 2.9% 6 5.7% 0.328
Not 100 97.1% 100 94.3%
Blood Culture Results Blood Culture Results Blood Culture Results Blood Culture Results Blood Culture Results Blood Culture Results
Positive 2 1.9% 1 1.0% 0.675
Negative 35 34.0 % 33 31.1 %
Unrealized 66 64.1% 72 67.9%
Neonatal infection Neonatal infection Neonatal infection Neonatal infection Neonatal infection Neonatal infection
Yes 15 14.6% 18 17.0% 0.632
Not 88 85.4% 88 83.0%
Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate Antibiotic Treatment in the Neonate
No scheme applied 60 58.3% 68 64.2% 0.506
Incomplete antibiotic scheme 32 31.1% 31 29.2%
Complete antibiotic scheme 11 10.7% 7 6.6%
New antibiotic scheme 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Neonatal Ventilatory Support Neonatal Ventilatory Support Neonatal Ventilatory Support Neonatal Ventilatory Support Neonatal Ventilatory Support Neonatal Ventilatory Support
None 78 75.7% 80 75.5% 0.457
Nasal cannula 6 5.8% 4 3.8%
Hood 4 3.9% 9 8.5%
CPAP 15 14.6% 12 11.3%
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation 0 0.0% 1 , 9%
Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Enterocolitis Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Yes 1 1.0% 2 1.9% 0.578
Not 102 99.0% 104 98.1%
Neonate Hospitalization Time Neonate Hospitalization Time Neonate Hospitalization Time Neonate Hospitalization Time Neonate Hospitalization Time Neonate Hospitalization Time
(Normal) < 48 hours 42 40.8% 38 37.3% 0.605
(Prolonged) > 48 hours 61 59.2% 64 62.7%
Prolonged Hospitalization Causes Prolonged Hospitalization Causes Prolonged Hospitalization Causes Prolonged Hospitalization Causes Prolonged Hospitalization Causes Prolonged Hospitalization Causes
Antibiotic therapy 4 6.1% 5 7.9% 0.302
Enteritis - Rotavirus 1 1.5% 0 0.0%
Infection Study 17 25.8% 25 39.7%
Hyperbilirubinemia 17 25.8% 14 22.2%
Neonatal Poor Adaptation 4 6.1% 2 3.2%
Polycythemia 0 0.0% 2 3.2%
Respiratory Distress Syndrome 2. 3 34.8% 15 23.8%
Neonatal death Neonatal death Neonatal death Neonatal death Neonatal death Neonatal death
Yes 0 0.0% 1 0.9% 0.316
Not 103 100.0% 105 99.1%
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