Health Condition 1: P220- Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: spontaneously breathing preterm infants with RDS diagnosed within 24 h of life and meeting two or more criteria for surfactant therapy from 28 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 daysâ?? gestational age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: infants with anatomical abnormalities of upper airway; major congenital anomalies; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; trachea-esophagealfistula; choanal atresia; cleft palate; and poor respiratory efforts. Also, infants requiring intubation and invasive ventilation due to hemodynamic instability or fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) requirement 0.6 were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| need of mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of birthTimepoint: need of mechanical ventilation within 72 hours of birth | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of major complications, length of hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of NIPPV, and survival outcomeTimepoint: till discharge or death | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Government Medical College Aurangabad