Scenario | Medical treatment | Surgical ligation | ||
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US (N=755) in % | UK (N=60) in % | US (N=755) in % | UK (N=58) in % | |
Any infant <700 g and <28 weeks: regardless of whether they need any respiratory support | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Any infant <700 g and <28 weeks: who require CPAP for respiratory support | 73 | 18 | 37 | 5 |
Any infant <700 g and <28 weeks: who require mechanical ventilation (conventional/HFOV) | 96 | 58 | 91 | 56 |
Any infant <700 g and <28 weeks: who require mechanical ventilation and require inotropes for hypotension | 99 | 29 | 99 | 28 |
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HFOV/HOV, high frequency oscillation ventilation.