Comparison of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatments Using Parametric Survival Models

Mohammad-Reza  Baneshi; Bahareh Bahmanbijari; Reza Mahdian; Saeide Haji-Maghsoodi Haji-Maghsoodi; Roya Nikbakht

Innovative Journal of Pediatrics

The Scientific Journal of Growth & Development Research Center

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Comparison of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatments Using Parametric Survival Models

Author(s):

Mohammad-Reza Baneshi^1,*,

Bahareh Bahmanbijari²,

Reza Mahdian³,

Saeide Haji-Maghsoodi Haji-Maghsoodi⁴,

Roya Nikbakht⁵

Innovative Journal of Pediatrics:Vol. 24, issue 2; 207-213

Published online:Mar 31, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 27, 2013

Accepted:Feb 16, 2014

How to Cite:Baneshi M, Bahmanbijari B, Mahdian R, Haji-Maghsoodi S H, Nikbakht R, Comparison of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatments Using Parametric Survival Models.Inn J Pediatr.2014;24(2):207-213.

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Objective: The Cox model is the dominant tool in clinical trials to compare treatment options. This model does not specify any specific form to the hazard function. On the other hand, parametric models allow the researcher to consider an appropriate shape of hazard function for the event of interest. The aim of this article is to compare performance of Cox and parametric models. Methods: We used data collected in a prospective clinical trial that aimed to compare performance of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) treatments in terms of survival of newborn infants who had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Performance of Cox, exponential, Weibull, and log-logistic models were compared in terms of goodness of fit. Findings: Fitting the Cox model, we have seen that infants who received NCPAP were 4.23 (Hazard Ratio= 4.23, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.87-9.59) times more likely to fail than those received NIPPV (P=0.001). Adequacy of the exponential model was rejected. We have seen a decreasing hazard rate over time, in both treatment groups. This decrease was sharper in NCPAP group. Akiake information criterion corresponded to the log-logistic model and was lower than all other models followed by Weibull model. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate the benefit of parametric survival models over traditional Cox regression model in terms of modeling of shape of hazard function. We saw a decreasing hazard that confirms the flexibility of parametric models in terms of the modeling of hazard rate.

Keywords

Parametric Survival

Weibull

Infant Mortality

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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