Patients’ characteristics
| Group A (n=10) | Group B (n=10) | P value* | |
| Age at procedure (days), mean±SD | 24.2±18.1 | 37.9±29.1 | 0.22 |
| Weight† (kg), mean±SD (range) | 1.1±0.3 (0.72–1.42) | 1.2±0.5 (0.72–2.5) | 0.48 |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks), mean±SD | 25.4±2.8 | 25.4±2.5 | 0.99 |
| Male:female | 5:5 | 7:3 | 0.65 |
*P<0.05 is accepted as statistically significant.
†At the time of procedure.