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Table 2 Evidence of respiratory distress among preterm (<33 weeks) or very low birth weight (<1500 g) infants

From: Bubble CPAP to support preterm infants in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study

Sign of respiratory distress (N = 136)

Infants with symptoms

 

n

%

SpO2 <90 %

69

50.7

Grunting (N = 134)

17

12.7

Chest retraction (N = 134)

38

28.4

Nasal flaring (N = 134)

15

11.2

Respiration rate <30 or >70

24

17.7

At least one sign of respiratory distress (N = 135)

83

61.5