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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: No significant differences were observed between the Boussignac CPAP and bilevel PAP arms for the combined criterion (5 % versus 12 %, respectively ; odds ratio [OR] 0. 4 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0. 0 to 1. 9) and also for severe complications (9 % versus 6 % ; OR 1. 5 ; 95 % CI 0. 3 to 9. 9), duration of ventilation (median for both groups 2 hours ; interquartile range [IQR] 1. 2 to 3. 0 hours), duration of hospitalization (CPAP 8. 5 [IQR 6 to 14] days ; bilevel PAP 10 [IQR 7 to 16] days), or intrahospital mortality (8 % versus 14 % ; OR 1. 8 [IQR 0. 4 to 8. 8]).