Acta paediatrica
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To predict early nasal continuous positive airway pressure failure within the first 2 h after birth in preterm infants. ⋯ Combining 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.
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To quantify the cost and prediction of futile care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). ⋯ Criticisms of the expense of NICU care find little support in these data. Rather, NICU care is remarkably well targeted to patients who will survive, particularly when contrasted with care in adult ICUs. We continue to search for better prognostic tools for individual infants.