Table 2 Primary/Secondary outcomes
Primary outcome (within 72 h after delivery) | Secondary outcome (before discharge) |
|---|---|
Severe respiratory morbidities | Mild respiratory morbidities |
CPAP for ≥12 continuous hours | CPAP for ≥2 continuous hours |
High flow nasal cannula for ≥12 continuous hours | High flow nasal cannula for ≥2 continuous hours |
Fraction of inspired oxygen of ≥0.3 for ≥24 continuous hours | Fraction of inspired oxygen of ≥0.3 for ≥2 continuous hours |
Mechanical ventilation use | Respiratory distress syndrome |
ECMO use | Transient tachypnoea of the newborn |
Stillbirth | Apnoea |
Neonatal death | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
Pneumonia | |
Surfactant use | |
Pulmonary air leak | |
Necrotizing enterocolitis | |
Intraventricular hemorrhage | |
Sepsis | |
Hyperbilirubinemia | |
Seizures / encephalopathy | |
Patent ductus arteriosus | |
Hypoglycaemia | |
Feeding difficulty | |
Need for resuscitation at birth | |
Neonatal death | |
Maternal complication | |
Chorioamnionitis | |
Postpartum endometritis |