Year | Total admissions, n | Received HFNC as initial support* n (%) | Received CPAP as initial support* n (%) | |||
Total, n (%) | Received CPAP and/or mechanical ventilation within 7 days, n (%) | Received mechanical ventilation within 7 days, n (%) | Total, n (%) | Received mechanical ventilation within 7 days, n (%) | ||
Infants born at <32 weeks’ gestational age | ||||||
2010 | 6479 | 63 (1.0) | 16 (25.4) | 11 (17.5) | 1394 (21.5) | 203 (14.6) |
2011 | 6929 | 97 (1.4) | 42 (43.3) | 17 (17.5) | 1660 (24.0) | 302 (18.2) |
2012 | 6981 | 113 (1.6) | 49 (43.4) | 22 (19.5) | 1685 (24.1) | 298 (17.7) |
2013 | 7081 | 183 (2.6) | 78 (42.6) | 36 (19.7) | 1730 (24.4) | 325 (18.8) |
2014 | 6963 | 248 (3.6) | 102 (41.1) | 47 (19.0) | 1831 (26.3) | 354 (19.3) |
2015 | 7317 | 356 (4.9) | 149 (41.9) | 67 (18.8) | 1950 (26.7) | 377 (19.3) |
2016 | 7377 | 415 (5.6) | 146 (35.2) | 64 (15.4) | 1985 (26.9) | 374 (18.8) |
2017 | 7410 | 521 (7.0) | 166 (31.9) | 83 (15.9) | 2077 (28.0) | 390 (18.8) |
All | 56 537 | 1996 (3.5) | 748 (37.5) | 347 (17.4) | 14 312 (25.3) | 2623 (18.3) |
Subgroup of infants born at <28 weeks’ gestational age | ||||||
2010 | 1909 | 12 (0.6) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 88 (4.6) | 26 (29.5) |
2011 | 2150 | 21 (1.0) | 9 (42.9) | 6 (28.6) | 97 (4.5) | 28 (28.9) |
2012 | 2171 | 19 (0.9) | 13 (68.4) | 7 (36.8) | 103 (4.7) | 34 (33.0) |
2013 | 2092 | 16 (0.8) | 11 (68.8) | 7 (43.8) | 82 (3.9) | 27 (32.9) |
2014 | 2092 | 22 (1.1) | 19 (86.4) | 14 (63.6) | 106 (5.1) | 45 (42.5) |
2015 | 2199 | 39 (1.8) | 26 (66.7) | 14 (35.9) | 110 (5.0) | 36 (32.7) |
2016 | 2232 | 44 (2.0) | 22 (50.0) | 11 (25.0) | 125 (5.6) | 36 (28.8) |
2017 | 2216 | 56 (2.5) | 31 (55.4) | 22 (39.3) | 125 (5.6) | 31 (24.8) |
All | 17 061 | 229 (1.3) | 135 (59.0) | 84 (36.7) | 836 (4.9) | 263 (31.5) |
Subgroup of infants born at 28–31 weeks’ gestational age | ||||||
2010 | 4570 | 51 (1.1) | 12 (23.5) | 8 (15.7) | 1306 (28.6) | 177 (13.6) |
2011 | 4779 | 76 (1.6) | 33 (43.4) | 11 (14.5) | 1563 (32.7) | 274 (17.5) |
2012 | 4810 | 94 (2.0) | 36 (38.3) | 15 (16.0) | 1582 (32.9) | 264 (16.7) |
2013 | 4989 | 167 (3.3) | 67 (40.1) | 29 (17.4) | 1648 (33.0) | 298 (18.1) |
2014 | 4871 | 226 (4.6) | 83 (36.7) | 33 (14.6) | 1725 (35.4) | 309 (17.9) |
2015 | 5118 | 317 (6.2) | 123 (38.8) | 53 (16.7) | 1840 (36.0) | 341 (18.5) |
2016 | 5145 | 371 (7.2) | 124 (33.4) | 53 (14.3) | 1860 (36.2) | 338 (18.2) |
2017 | 5194 | 465 (9.0) | 135 (29.0) | 61 (13.1) | 1952 (37.6) | 359 (18.4) |
All | 39 476 | 1767 (4.5) | 613 (34.7) | 263 (14.9) | 13 476 (34.1) | 2360 (17.5) |
*Mode of respiratory support on day of birth.
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HFNC, high flow nasal cannula oxygen; NIV, non-invasive ventilation.