HFNC (n=22) | NCPAP (n=22) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Days to full oral feeds from enrolment (days)* | 36.5±18.2 | 34.1±11.2 | 0.61 |
First oral feed (days from enrolment)* | 9.3±6.5 | 10.9±4.8 | 0.37 |
Days of respiratory support from enrolment (days)* | 21.9±12.7 | 18.8±9.4 | 0.4 |
Length of hospital stay from enrolment (days)* | 80.4±17.3 | 78.2±14.1 | 0.68 |
Chronic lung disease (at 36/40)† | 64 | 68 | >0.99 |
Episodes of apnoea (episodes/day on respiratory support)‡ | 0 (0–0.036) | 0.014 (0–0.151) | 0.21 |
*Mean±SD compared with t-test.
†n (%) compared with Fisher’s exact test.
‡Median (IQR) compared with Mann-Whitney U test.
HFNC, high flow nasal cannula; NCPAP, nasal continuous positive airway pressure.