Table 4.
Treatments Administered and Highest Level of Care for Those Born Preterm Compared to Those With no Comorbidities in the BronchStart Cohort
| Outcome | No Comorbidities (n = 14 888) |
Preterm (n = 1970)a |
RRb | (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted | 5316 (36) | 1007 (51) | 1.43 | (1.36–1.5) |
| Oxygen, LF | 2262 (15) | 528 (27) | 1.76 | (1.62–1.91) |
| Oxygen, HF | 754 (5.1) | 221 (11) | 2.22 | (1.92–2.55) |
| CPAP/BiPAP | 151 (1.0) | 75 (3.8) | 3.75 | (2.84–4.91) |
| IMV | 59 (0.4) | 40 (2.0) | 5.12 | (3.42–7.6) |
| Admit HDU | 327 (2.2) | 117 (5.9) | 2.70 | (2.19–3.31) |
| Admit PICU | 77 (0.5) | 58 (2.9) | 5.69 | (4.05–7.96) |
Data are No. (%).
Abbreviations: BiPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; CI, confidence interval; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; HDU, high-dependency unit; HF, high flow; IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation; LF, low flow; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; RR, relative risk.
aPreterm group includes those who had associated comorbidities, aged 0–23 months.
bRelative risk and CIs calculated using log binomial regression models.