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Table 2 Detailed respiratory support durations

From: Analyzing video recorded support of postnatal transition in preterm infants following a c-section

 

LGA

VLGA

ELGA

 

n

Total Timea

n

Total Timea

n

Total Timea

Total time spent for respiratory support

31

17.9 (11.6-23.2)b

45

22.8 (16.6-30.5)

15

28.4 (24–31.5)c

CPAP

 -CPAP through face mask or endotracheal tubed

31

9.6 (6.8-14.7)

45

10.9 (7.4-19.1)

15

9.7 (5.2-19.4)

 -CPAP through nasopharyngeal tube

24

7.8 (4.1-12.2)

35

7.8 (4.3-13.7)

7

13.6 (3–15.8)

Mechanical Ventilation

 -Consecutive inflations

9

0.5 (0.2-1.5)

18

1.1 (0.5-2.8)

12

1.5 (0.6-2.7)

 -Through endotracheal tube

1

11.6

7

12.1 (5.7-20.1)

9

14.9 (7.7-24.6)

  1. aduration is presented in minutes [median (IQR)]
  2. bp between LGA and VLGA < 0.05
  3. cp between LGA and ELGA < 0.001
  4. dNon-mechanical ventilation delivered in newborns intubated for surfactant application purposes only (intubation – surfactant application – extubation)