Comparison of Two Respiratory Support Strategies for Stabilization of Very Preterm Infants at Birth: A Matched-Pairs Analysis

• Main Authors: Tessa Martherus (Author), André Oberthuer (Author), Janneke Dekker (Author), Christoph Kirchgaessner (Author), Nan van Geloven (Author), Stuart B. Hooper (Author), Angela Kribs (Author), Arjan B. te Pas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Respiratory support for stabilizing very preterm infants at birth varies between centers. We retrospectively compared two strategies that involved either increasing continuous positive airway pressures (CPAP), or increasing oxygen supplementation.Methods: Matched-pairs of infants (<28...