Table 2
Conventional management
| Trial No | Primary diagnosis | Treatment | Oxygenation index at trial entry | Days ventilated (after randomisation) | Days in ⩾90% 02 (after treatment) | Cardiac pathology | Age at death (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 030 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 45 | 28 | 28 | Mild oedema LV wall and papillary muscle. Ante-mortem thrombus RA | 38 | |
| 097 | Persistent fetal circulation (herpes simplex pneumonitis) | 40 | 15 | 2 | Normal | 16 | |
| 103 | Pulmonary hypertension secondary to meconium aspiration | 44 | 12 | 11 | Normal | 18 | |
| 113 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 43 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 1 | |
| 126 | Persistent fetal circulation | 65 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 21 hours 34 mins |
|
| 127 | Pulmonary hypertension secondary to IRDS | 70 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 1 | |
| 132 (NO) | Pulmonary hypertension secondary to sepsis | Conventional | 54 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 2 |
| 133 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 107 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 13 hours 10 mins |
|
| 141 (NO) | Persistent fetal circulation | 55 | 0 | 0 | Normal | 1 | |
| 144 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 42 | 0 | 0 | Oedema and pallor of interventricular septum | 19 hours 10 mins |
|
| 148 | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 42 | 1 | 1 | Oedema and pallor of right ventricle | 4 | |
| 171 | Persistent fetal circulation | 95 | 1 | 1 | Normal | 2 | |
| 178 | Persistent fetal circulation | 93 | 1 | 1 | Haemorrhage of interventricular septum | 1 | |
| 182 | Pulmonary hypertension secondary to meconium aspiration | 55 | 1+2+9 | 1+2+9 | Normal | 17 |
