The Effect of the Treatment with Heated Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome in China: A Single-Center Experience

Table 2

Primary outcome results.

Outcome	HHHFNC ()	NCPAP ()	95% CI of risk difference
Mechanical ventilation within 7 days, number (%)	13 (20)	11 (17.5)	0.5 to 2.9	0.71
Gestational age
to	9 (23.7)	8 (21.1)	0.4 to 3.4	0.78
to	4 (14.8)	3 (12)	0.3 to 6.4	0.77
Age at the start of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR), h	35.2 (6–90)	22.3 (4–80)	−8.35 to 34.12	0.21
Duration of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR), d	3.3 (1 to 5)	3.5 (2 to 5)	−1.32 to 0.84	0.87

HHHFNC, heated, humidified high-flow nasal cannula; IQR, interquartile range; NCPAP, nasal continuous positive airway pressure. outcomes were compared by test; continuous outcomes were compared by Wilcoxon 2-sample test. Gestational age is presented as .