Table 1

Demographic characteristics of all patients and PSM patients stratified by EXIT

Before PSMAfter PSM
EXIT (n=30)Non-EXIT (n=86)P valueEXIT (n=29)Non-EXIT
(n=29)
P value
Outcome
Survival24 (80%)51 (59.3%)0.04124 (82.8%)14 (48.3%)0.006
Death6 (20%)35 (40.7%)5 (17.2%)15 (51.7%)
Gender
Male18 (60%)50 (58.1%)0.85917 (58.6%)14 (48.3%)0.629
Female12 (40%)36 (41.9%)12 (41.4%)15 (51.7%)
Gestational age at diagnosis (week)24.0 (23.75–30.0)28.0 (23.0–36.0)0.09824.0 (23.5–30.0)24.0 (22.0–30.5)0.899
Birth weight (kg)3.05 (2.60–3.31)2.96 (2.58–3.32)0.5883.09 (2.59–3.31)3.04 (2.50–3.34)0.948
Gestational age at birth (week)37.3 (37.0–37.6)38.0 (36.0–39.0)0.06637.3 (37.0–37.6)38.0 (35.7–39.0)0.699
Length of hospital stay (days)28.5 (18.75–38.25)11.5 (1.0–19.5)<0.001*30.0 (19.00–38.5)6.00 (1.0–18.5)<0.001*
Method of delivery (cesarean section)28 (93.3%)60 (69.8%)0.01227 (93.1%)20 (69.0%)0.039
Site
Left22 (73.3%)74 (86.0%)0.11221 (72.4%)22 (75.9%)1
Right8 (26.7%)12 (14.0%)8 (27.6%)7 (24.1%)
Any portion of liver in chest n=97
Yes11 (37.9%)17 (25%)0.19811 (37.9%)11 (37.9%)1
No18 (62.1%)51 (75%)18 (62.1%)18 (62.1%)
Surgical repair
Yes29 (96.7%)70 (81.4%)0.08229 (100%)25 (86.2%)0.125
Brindle
Low9 (30%)38 (44.2%)0.1519 (31.0%)11 (37.9%)0.674
Medium19 (63.3%)45 (52.3%)18 (62.1%)16 (55.2%)
High2 (6.7%)3 (3.5%)2 (6.9%)2 (6.9%)
Recurrence
Yes2 (6.7%)2 (2.3%)0.2752 (6.9%)0 (0%)0.491
  • Dichotomous data are presented as number (percentage), continuous data are presented as median (IQR).

  • *P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

  • EXIT, ex utero intrapartum therapy; PSM, propensity score matching.