Table 3.
Summary of clinical interventions/adverse events in terms of re-intubation and tachycardia among dosing regimens
Dosing regimens | Number of patients going through re-intubation (%) | Number of patients having tachycardia (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Secondary to apnea of prematurity | Secondary to other respiratory etiologies | ||
40/5 mg/kg | |||
q12h | 4 (8.5 %) | 7 (14.9 %) | 21*** (44.7 %) |
20/5 mg/kg | |||
q24h | 4 (8.2 %) | 8 (16.3 %) | 5 (10.2 %) |
q12h | 0 | 1 (12.5 %) | 4 (50.0 %) |
5/5 mg/kg | |||
q24h | 2 (33.3 %) | 0 | 1 (16.7 %) |
q12h | 0 | 1 (20.0 %) | 0 |
*** p < 0.001, regimen 40/5 mg/kg q12h led to significantly higher percentage of patients experiencing tachycardia secondary to caffeine citrate therapy than standard 20/5 mg/kg q24h