Li Wang, Jia-Hui Li, Yong-Hui Yu, Lei Huang, Xiao-Yang Huang, Xiu-Fang Fan, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Chun-Lei Zhang, Qiang Liu, Ai-Rong Sun, Yong-Feng Zhang, Yang-Yang Cao, Ping Xu, Xiu-Xiang Liu, Jing-Cai Wu, Zhen-Ying Yang, Rong-Rong Sun, Xue-Yun Ren, Jing Li, Xiao-Li Wan, Bing-Ping Qiu, Shi-Ping Niu, Ren-Xia Zhu, Xiao-Kang Wang, Yi-Hui Zhang, Yan-Ling Gao, Li-Ping Deng, Jing Shi, Mei-Rong Bi
BACKGROUND: For initial respiratory management, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is increasingly used for preterm infants, especially for gestational age less than 32 weeks. However, neonatologists are concerned about the potential risks of CPAP support failure. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between different initial respiratory support modalities and the outcomes of preterm infants at <32 weeks of gestation across multiple neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in China...
May 2022: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology