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Table 3 Respiratory care practices of the study population

From: Care practices and short-term clinical outcomes of very low birth weight infants in Yangtze River Delta in China

Respiratory therapy

≤750 g (n = 25)

751-1000 g(n = 158)

1001-1250 g(n = 369)

1251-1500 g(n = 507)

Total(n = 1059)

χ2

P

P value for trend

HFV(n,%)

13(52.0%)

46(29.1%)

68(18.4%)

42(8.0%)

169(15.7%)

49.734

0.000

0.000

CMV(n,%)

12(48.0%)

81(51.3%)

128(34.7%)

117(23.0%)

338(31.9%)

49.734

0.000

0.000

NHFO(n,%)

0(0.0)

6(3.8%)

4(1.1%)

5(1.0%)

15(1.4%)

7.738

0.052

0.129

BIPAP(n,%)

8(32.0%)

57(36.1%)

98(26.6%)

60(12.0%)

223(21.1%)

55.900

0.000

0.000

CPAP(n,%)

9(36.0%)

95(60.1%)

241(65.3%)

288(57.0%)

633(59.8%)

12.450

0.006

0.835

NIPPV(n,%)

4(16.0%)

30(19.0%)

75(20.3%)

58(11.0%)

167(15.8%)

14.154

0.003

0.020

HHFNC(n,%)

7(28.0%)

62(39.2%)

122(33.1%)

118(23.0%)

309(29.2%)

19.004

0.000

0.004

Nasal catheter(n,%)

8(32.0%)

61(38.6%)

166(45.0%)

185(36.0%)

420(39.7%)

9.191

0.066

0.889

Nose / face mask(n,%)

1(4.0%)

20(12.7%)

57(15.5%)

75(15.0%)

173(16.3%)

6.700

0.082

0.002

PS(n,%)

16(64.0%)

102(64.6%)

200(54.2%)

218(43.0%)

536(50.6%)

27.744

0.000

0.000

Caffeine(n,%)

19(76.0%)

121(76.6%)

256(69.4%)

292(58.0%)

688(65.0%)

25.966

0.000

0.000

Aerosol Inhalation (n,%)

7(28.0%)

54(34.8%)

82(22.2%)

64(13.0%)

207(19.6%)

40.702

0.000

0.000

  1. CMV=Conventional Mechanical Ventilation, HFV=High Frequency Ventilation, NHFO=Noninvasive High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation, BIPAP=Biphasic Intermittent Positive Airway Pressure, CPAP=Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, NIPPV=Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, HHFNC=Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula, PS=Pulmonary Surfactant