Clinical Study
Flow-Synchronized Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation for Infants <32 Weeks' Gestation with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Table 3
NICU course in the two study groups.
| | | INSURE/NCPAP (n.31) | INSURE/SNIPPV (n.33) | value |
| | Duration of MV* (h) | 29 ± 21 | 39 ± 22.8 | 0.073 | | Days on nasal ventilation | 4.8 (1–62) | 4.9 (1–25) | 1.000 | | Days on oxygen | 7.4 (1–62) | 6 (1–35) | 0.704 | | Days on parenteral nutrition | 13.2 ± 8.2 | 15.6 ± 9.8 | 0.294 | | Length of hospital stay (days) | 49 ± 19 | 48 ± 25 | 1.000 |
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Values are given as mean ± SD or median (range).
*For infants who failed INSURE approach.
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