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Table 3 Neonatal outcomes adjusted for severity of illness by cluster

From: Managerial features and outcome in neonatal intensive care units: results from a cluster analysis

 

CLUSTER 1

CLUSTER 2

CLUSTER 3

Mean (SD)

95% Confidence interval

(Lower - Upper)

Mean (SD)

95% Confidence interval

(Lower - Upper)

Mean (SD)

95% Confidence interval

(Lower - Upper)

Mortality

14.97* (2.66)

13.43–16.51

12.01* (4.52)

9.76–14.26

14.85 (4.86)

12.50–17.19

Nosocomial infection

14.76 (1.80)

13.72–15.80

13.81 (3.52)

12.06–15.57

14.41 (3.68)

12.64–16.19

Severe IVH

8.97 (1.93)

7.85–10.08

7.41 (3.11)

5.86–8.95

8.89 (3.89)

7.01–10.77

Severe ROP

8.10 (1.69)

7.13–9.08

7.03 (3.52)

5.28–8.78

8.56 (4.40)

6.44–10.68

Morbidity

39.02 (4.79)

36.25–41.78

36.76 (8.64)

32.47–41.06

38.93 (8.64)

34.77–43.09

NEC

4.12 (0.78)

3.66–4.57

4.25 (0.82)

3.84–4.65

3.93 (1.04)

3.43–4.43

PVL

5.17 (1.74)

4.17–6.18

4.79* (1.21)

4.19–5.39

6.70* (2.55)

5.47–7.92

BPD

20.81 (3.07)

19.03–22.58

19.39 (6.09)

16.36–22.42

19.01 (7.16)

15.56–22.46

Human milk

62.39 (1.57)

61.49–63.30

63.36 (2.94)

61.90–64.83

61.64 (3.62)

59.90–63.39

  1. * Bonferroni’s test: p-value < 5%