Table 2

Time duration of the four intervals in relation to the birth weight

All
(n=40)
ELBW
(n=13)
Non-ELBW
(n=27)
P value*†
Total
(min)
62
(53–69)
69
(56–85)
60
(53–64)
0.045
Pretransport
(min)
18
(15–25)
16
(13–19)
19
(15–25)
0.285
Transport
(min)
7
(6–9)
9
(6–10)
6
(5–8)
0.016
Arrival
(min)
8
(5–11)
8
(4–13)
7
(5–11)
0.63
Admission
(min)
23
(20–32)
35
(23–43)
22
(19–27)
0.023
  • Data are given as median and (IQR).

  • *Mann-Whitney-U-test looking for the influence of birth weight within each period of the post-DR care.

  • †Significance was set to p<0.0125 on the basis of Bonferroni correction.

  • ELBW, extremely low birth weight.