• Anne P De Jaegere, Johanna H van der Lee, Caroline Canté, and Anton H van Kaam.
• Department of Neonatology Emma Children's Hospital AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.p.dejaegere@amc.nl
• Acta Paediatr. 2012 Apr 1; 101 (4): 374-9.

AimTo predict early nasal continuous positive airway pressure failure within the first 2 h after birth in preterm infants.MethodsPatient and respiratory support variables significantly associated with continuous positive airway pressure failure in the first 72 h after birth were identified in a cohort of preterm infants <30 weeks gestation. Using multivariable logistic regression analysis, risk estimates for early nasal continuous positive airway pressure failure were calculated.ResultsFrom 182 infants included, 62(34%) failed early nasal continuous positive airway pressure. Birth weight ≤800 g, male gender and a fraction of inspired oxygen >0.25 at 1 and 2 h of age were significantly associated with early nasal continuous positive airway pressure failure. Combining these variables in a logistic regression model provided a minimal risk estimate for failure of 0.04[0.01-0.23] (female >800 g, FiO(2) ≤ 0.25 at 1, and 2 h) and maximal estimate of 0.92[0.44-0.99] (male ≤800 g, FiO(2) > 0.25 at 1 and 2 h).ConclusionCombining gender, birth weight and the fraction of inspired oxygen at 1 and 2 h of age allows for a better and more individualized prediction of early nasal continuous positive airway pressure failure in preterm infants less than 30 weeks gestation.© 2011 The Author(s)/Acta Paediatrica © 2011 Foundation Acta Paediatrica.

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