Table 2

Comparison between responders and non-responders


Responders
Non-responders


(n = 18)
(n = 6)
P

Birth weight (g)
3180 ± 190.2
2970 ± 329.4
0.59
Gestational age (weeks)
39 ± 0.58
39 ± 1
0.96
OI pre INO
42.9 ± 5.8
56 ± 10
0.25
OI during INO
11.3 ± 3.5
39 ± 6
0.0007*
a/A pre INO
0.09 ± 0.008
0.071 ± 0.014
0.28
a/A during INO
0.315 ± 0.021
0.137 ± 0.063
0.0003*

OI, oxygenation index; a/A, arterial/alveolar oxygen ratio; INO, inhalational nitric oxide. All values shown as mean ± SEM; *P < 0.05.

Al-Alaiyan and Neiley Critical Care 1999 3:7   doi:10.1186/cc299