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Table 1 Characteristics of outborn infants transferred by ambulance to Beira Central Hospital

From: Prognostic role of TOPS in ambulance-transferred neonates in a low-resource setting: a retrospective observational study

Outborn infants transferred with the ambulance

198

Maternal age, years: a

22 (20–29)

Homebirth

21 (10.6)

Mode of delivery:

 Vaginal delivery

195 (98.5)

 Caesarean section

3 (1.5)

Males

113 (57.1)

Females

85 (42.9)

Gestational age, weeks a

38 (34–39)

Gestational age:

 < 28 weeks

5 (2.5)

 28–31 weeks

26 (13.1)

 32–36 weeks

39 (19.7)

 37–42 weeks

128 (64.6)

Birth weight, grams: ab

2600 (1778–3000)

Birth weight: b

 < 1000 g

6/194 (3.1)

 1000–1499 g

24/194 (12.4)

 1500–2499 g

55/194 (28.3)

 2500–4000 g

107/194 (55.2)

 > 4000 g

2/194 (1.0)

5-min Apgar score:

 0–3

13 (6.6)

 4–6

40 (20.2)

 7–10

117 (59.1)

 Unknown

28 (14.1)

Distance, km a

13 (7–32)

Age at admission, days a

0 (0–3)

Age at admission:

 ≤ 24 h

129 (65.2)

 > 24 h

69 (34.8)

Weight at admission, grams a

2498 (1668–3025)

Diagnosis at admission:

 Asphyxia

58 (29.3)

 Prematurity

50 (25.3)

 Sepsis

45 (22.7)

 Congenital malformation c

21 (10.6)

 Respiratory distress

7 (3.5)

 Gastrointestinal diseases d

7 (3.5)

 Cutaneous or musculoskeletal diseases e

4 (2)

 Metabolic problems f

2 (1)

 Convulsions

2 (1)

 Poor growth or weight loss

2 (1)

  1. Data expressed as n (%) or a median (IQR)
  2. Data not available in b4 neonates
  3. cCongenital malformations included spina bifida (n = 10), abdominal wall defects (n = 6), imperforazione anale (n = 1), club foot (n = 1), hydrocphalus (n = 1), neck mass (n = 1), sacrococcygeus teratoma (n = 1)
  4. dAbdominal distension, diarrhea, vomiting
  5. eAbscesses, cellulitis, fractures, birth trauma
  6. fHypoglycemia, jaundice