Table 2.
Prediction of respiratory outcomes by pre-specified EIT parameters.
| Early intubation | O2 dependency at 28 days | Moderate/severe BPD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Aer% | 0.86 (0.72–1.03) | 0.1252 | 0.8 (0.66–0.98) | 0.0272 | 1.13 (0.79–1.6) | 0.4856 |
| AHR | 0.85 (0.01–68.74) | 0.9424 | 9.58 (5.16–17.78) | 0.0028 | 11.0 (0.01–17.29) | 0.3407 |
| CV | 2.92 (0.08–109.51) | 0.5636 | 1.57 (0.07–34.7) | 0.7756 | 31.2 (0.01–1084.0) | 0.4084 |
| SSNGD | 1.02 (0.79–1.32) | 0.8483 | 0.97 (0.78–1.2) | 0.7549 | 1.02 (0.57–1.84) | 0.9566 |
| SSGD | 0.76 (0.43–1.33) | 0.3257 | 1.23 (0.83–1.83) | 0.3013 | 3.13 (0.48–20.52) | 0.2383 |
Bold values indicate significant differences.
CV, coefficient of variation; SSGD, gravity-dependent silent spaces; AHR, aeration homogeneity ratio; SSNGD, non-gravity-dependent silent spaces; Aer%, percentage of overall aerated lung tissue; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.