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Table 1 Population study characteristics

From: Use of spinal anaesthesia in neonates and infants in Antananarivo, Madagascar: a retrospective descriptive study

   N %
Pediatric patients Newborns 18 26.0
Infants 51 73.9
Preterm or ex-prematures   27 39.1
Weight at the anesthesia consultation (g) < 1000 1 1.4
[1000–2000[ 2 2.9
[2000–3000[ 17 24.6
[3000–4000[ 24 34.8
[4000–5000[ 16 23.2
[5000–6000[ 7 10.1
≥ 6000 2 1.4
Medical history Respiratory diseasesa 14 20.3
Resuscitation at birth 3 4.3
Incubator after birth 6 8.7
Othersb 3 4.3
Causes of prematurity Anamnios or Oligoamnios 4 5.8
Gestational diabetes and/or pregnancy-induced hypertension 8 11.6
Pre-eclampsia or Eclampsiac 6 8.7
Maternal fetal infections 4 5.8
 Placenta prævia 1 1.4
Twin pregnancy 1 1.4
PROMd + cord prolapse 1 1.4
Fetal anoxiac 2 2.9
  1. aRespiratory diseases = meconial amniotic fluid inhalation at birth, bronchiolitis; bOthers = intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), neonatal infection, gastroesophageal reflux; c ± other conditions (preeclampsia, twin pregnancy); dPROM = premature rupture of fetal membranes