HFNC (n=22) | NCPAP (n=22) | p Value | |
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Gestational age at birth (weeks)* | 26.9±1.5 | 27.3±1.5 | 0.41 |
Birth weight (g)* | 868±160 | 891±202 | 0.68 |
Apgar score 1st minute† | 6 (5–7) | 5 (4–6) | 0.35 |
Apgar score 5th minute† | 8 (7–8) | 8 (6–8) | 0.41 |
Complete course antenatal steroids‡ | 77 | 86 | 0.7 |
Caesarean delivery‡ | 77 | 82 | >0.99 |
Respiratory distress syndrome‡ | 100 | 100 | NS |
Endotracheal ventilation‡ | 68 | 77 | 0.74 |
Patent ductus arteriosus‡ | 91 | 67 | 0.07 |
Necrotising enterocolitis (≥IIA)‡ | 10 | 5 | >0.99 |
Early onset sepsis‡ | 9.5 | 5 | >0.99 |
Day of life at enrolment* | 36±10 | 33±10 | 0.44 |
Weight at enrolment (g)* | 1327±253 | 1272±181 | 0.42 |
*Mean±SD compared with t-test.
†Median (IQR) compared with Mann-Whitney U test.
‡n (%) compared with Fisher’s exact test.
HFNC, high flow nasal cannula; NCPAP, nasal continuous positive airway pressure; NS, not significant.