Table 2 Clinical variables of the study sample
From: Reintubation rates after extubation to different non-invasive ventilation modes in preterm infants
Variables | (n = 220) (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 123 (55.9) |
 Female | 97 (44.1) |
Nationality | |
 Qatari | 91 (41.4) |
 Non-Qatari | 129 (58.6) |
Diabetic Mother | |
 No | 173 (79) |
 Yes | 46 (21) |
Hypertensive Mother | |
 No | 180 (81.8) |
 Yes | 40 (18.2) |
Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) | |
 No | 181 (82.3) |
 Yes | 39 (17.7) |
Chorioamnionitis | |
 No | 212 (96.4) |
 Yes | 8 (3.6) |
Maternal Group B Streptococcus Colonization (GBS) Status | |
 Negative | 200 (91.3) |
 Positive | 17 (7.8) |
 Unknown | 2 (0.9) |
Maternal Antenatal Steroids | |
 No | 108 (49.3) |
 Yes | 111 (50.7) |
Need for Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) during resuscitation | |
 No | 92 (42.2) |
 Yes | 126 (57.8) |
Need for resuscitation medication. | |
 No | 217 (98.6) |
 Yes | 3 (1.4) |
Surfactant Administration | |
 No | 66 (30.3) |
 Yes | 152 (69.7) |
Number of Surfactant Doses | |
 1 | 99 (65.1) |
 2 | 46 (30.3) |
 3 | 7 (4.6) |
Need for intubation during resuscitation. | |
 No | 121 (55.3) |
 Yes | 98 (44.7) |
Mode of Delivery | |
 Vaginal delivery | 38 (17.4) |
 Caesarian Section | 180 (82.6) |
Pre-extubation Ventilation Mode | |
 Pressure-Controlled, Assist-Controlled Ventilation with Volume Guarantee (PC-AC + VG) | 198 (95.2) |
 Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV) | 5 (2.4) |
 High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) | 5 (2.4) |
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) | |
 No | 168 (77.8) |
 Yes | 48 (22.2) |
Post-extubation mode | |
 Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) | 97 (48.6) |
 Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) | 77(38.5) |
 Nasal Cannula (NC) | 26 (13) |
Reintubation | |
 No | 202 (91.8) |
 Yes | 18 (8.2) |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) | |
 No | 201 (92.2) |
 Yes | 17 (7.8) |
Intestinal Perforation | |
 No | 21 (97.7) |
 Yes | 2.3 (2.3) |
Air Leak | |
 No | 196 (89.9) |
 Yes | 22 (10.1) |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) | |
 No | 201 (92.2) |
 Yes | 17 (7.8) |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Grade | |
 Mild | 11 (64.7) |
 Moderate | 6 (35.3) |