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Fig. 4 | BMC Pediatrics

Fig. 4

From: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) vs noninvasive high frequency oscillation ventilation (NHFOV) as post-extubation support in preterm neonates: protocol for an assessor-blinded, multicenter, randomized controlled trial

Fig. 4

Trial flow-chart according to SPIRIT guidelines [57]. Black squares indicate timepoints when the intervention will surely be provided, while grey squares indicate a time point (36 weeks’ postconceptional age) when the intervention may be provided unless it has been interrupted earlier. All assessments will be performed at the NICU discharge apart from the diagnosis of BPD (that requires evaluation of at 36 weeks’ postconceptional age [24]), safety outcomes and serious adverse events

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