Oxygen saturation histograms predict nasal continuous positive airway pressure-weaning success in preterm infants
Gentle S, Ambalavanan N, Carlo W. Oxygen saturation histograms predict nasal continuous positive airway pressure-weaning success in preterm infants. Pediatric Research 2020, 88: 637-641. PMID: 31972856, PMCID: PMC7223394, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-0772-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesContinuous Positive Airway PressureFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleOxygenProspective StudiesRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRiskSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeConceptsPreterm infantsCPAP discontinuationOxygen saturationHigher oxygen saturationBackgroundContinuous positive airway pressureConclusionsIn preterm infantsPositive airway pressureCase-control studyWeeks gestationGestational ageAirway pressureControl infantsCPAP exposureBaseline characteristicsCPAPPostnatal weekClinical variablesPretermInfantsInclusion criteriaConsecutive daysGestationFiO2DaysWeaning