Subgroup analysis
In infants with a gestational age of ≥32 weeks, the rate of successful
intubation without physiological instability during all intubation
attempts was significantly higher (p = 0.014) in the NIPPV group. This
rate was also higher in the practitioners with an intubation experience
of <36 intubations (p = 0.026) (Table 3). Results for other
physiological parameters are shown in Table 3.
No significant difference was noted between the groups in terms of the
vital signs measured five minutes after the procedure, the blood gas
values obtained one hour after the procedure, and intubation-associated
adverse events (Table 4).