| Characteristics | n = 86 (%) | |
| Archaic reflexes |
| |
| No | 29 (33.7) | |
| Yes | 57 (66.3) | |
| Normal tone |
| |
| No | 19 (22.1) | |
| Yes | 67 (77.9) | |
| Convulsion |
| |
| No | 85 (98.8) | |
| Yes | 1 (1.2) | |
| Respiratory distress |
| |
| No | 52 (60.5) | |
| Yes | 34 (39.5) | |
| Sylverman score (n = 34) |
| |
| 1 - 3 (mild respiratory distress) | 18 (52.9) | |
| 4 - 6 (moderate respiratory distress) | 16 (47.1) | |
| Complications |
|
|
| No | 53 (61.6) |
|
| Yes | 33 (38.4) |
|
| Type of complications (n = 33) |
|
|
| Icterus | 19 (57.6) |
|
| Neonatal infection | 14 (42.4) |
|
| Necrotizing enterocolitis(NEC) | 3 (9.1) |
|
| Anemia | 1 (3.0) |
|
| Respiratory distress | 1 (3.0) |
|
| Duration of hospital stay (days) |
| 11.05 ± 11.40 days |
| <7 | 39 (45.3) |
|
| 7 - 14 | 26 (30.2) |
|
| >14 | 21 (24.4) |
|
| Outcome of hospitalization |
|
|
| Alive | 76 (88.4) |
|
| Died | 10 (11.6) |
|
| Age (days) at death (n = 10) |
|
|
| <7 | 7 (70.0) |
|
| ≥7 | 3 (30.0) |
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| Causes of death (n = 10) |
|
|
| Septic shock | 7 (70.0) |
|
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 4 (40.0) |
|
| Respiratoiry failure | 1 (10.0) |
|