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Table 5.

Comparison of treatment outcomes, mortality rate and use of surfactant in two protocols

Variable	Protocol	n (%)	P value
Air leak	Group I	33 (16.8)	0.001
Air leak	Group II	7 (3.8)	0.001
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia	Group I	6 (3)	0.6
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia	Group II	14 (7.6)	0.6
Intraventricular hemorrhage	Group I	10 (5)	0.01
Intraventricular hemorrhage	Group II	22 (11.9)	0.01
Pulmonary hemorrhage	Group I	15 (7.4)	0.8
Pulmonary hemorrhage	Group II	12 (7)	0.8
Mortality rate	Group I	52 (25.7)	0.001
Mortality rate	Group II	21 (11.4)	0.001
Use of surfactant	Group I	89 (44.1)	0.9
Use of surfactant	Group II	65 (35.3)	0.9

Group I: Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns respiratory sequence protocol group; Group II: Early Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure protocol group