Demographic data and NIPPV settings
| Study infant | Gestational age (weeks+days) | Birth weight (g) | Age (days) | Weight (g) | Sex | Days of ventilation | Days of NIPPV | Set peak pressure (cm H2O) | Duration of peak pressure (s) | Set PEEP (cm H2O) | Set rate /min | Set flow (l/min) | Hudson prong size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26+0 | 890 | 25 | 1051 | F | 10 | 16 | 20 | 0.3 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | 25+6 | 880 | 37 | 1268 | M | 21 | 9 | 20 | 0.3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 25+3 | 570 | 56 | 1280 | M | 4 | 24 | 25 | 0.3 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | 26+1 | 965 | 22 | 1129 | M | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0.3 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | 25+2 | 713 | 45 | 1056 | M | 8 | 33 | 20 | 0.3 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 27+6 | 1103 | 7 | 1103 | M | 1 | 6 | 25 | 0.3 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | 25+3 | 565 | 57 | 1095 | M | 55 | 12 | 25 | 0.3 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | 25+3 | 686 | 16 | 810 | F | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.3 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 24+6 | 712 | 13 | 871 | F | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0.3 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 25+2 | 950 | 20 | 1055 | M | 11 | 6 | 16 | 0.3 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
NIPPV, nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation; PEEP, positive end expiratory pressure.