HFNC vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Death (before hospital discharge) or BPD (supplemental oxygen/respiratory support at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age if born < 32 weeks' gestation, or 28 days if born ≥ 32 weeks' gestation) · preterm infants requiring primary respiratory support
Nasal high flow showed no clear difference in death (before hospital discharge) or BPD(supplemental… compared with continuous positive airway pressure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Nasal high flow therapy for primary respiratory support in preterm infants 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.09 [0.74, 1.6]7 studies · 1830 participantsLow