Table 2.
Interventions during first 15 min after birth and the first 24 h after birth in very preterm neonates of the NIRS group and the control group
| NIRS group n = 82 |
Control group n = 89 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First 15 min after birth | |||
| Supplemental oxygen, n (%) | 81 (98.8) | 86 (96.6) | 0.622 |
| No respiratory support, n (%) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0.930 |
| Mask continuous positive pressure, n (%) | 23 (28.1) | 29 (32.6) | |
| Mask positive pressure ventilation, n (%) | 54 (65.9) | 55 (61.8) | |
| Intubation, n (%) | 4 (4.9) | 4 (4.5) | |
| Chest compressions, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | 0.500 |
| Caffeine, n (%) | 42 (52.5) | 53 (62.9) | 0.171 |
| Adrenaline, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| Surfactant, n (%) | 3 (3.7) | 4 (4.5) | 1.000 |
| Volume, n (%) | 3 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.108 |
| Others, n (%) | 4 (4.9) | 2 (2.3) | 0.433 |
| First 24 h after birth | |||
| Surfactant, n (%) | 60 (73.2) | 65 (73.0) | 0.984 |
| No respiratory support, n (%) | 2 (2.4) | 5 (5.6) | 0.616 |
| Non-invasive ventilation, n (%) | 66 (80.5) | 69 (77.5) | |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 14 (17.1) | 15 (16.9) | |