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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 78:F29-F32 doi:10.1136/fn.78.1.F29
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Deformation of the palate in preterm infants

Table 4

Effect of orotracheal intubation on Palatal Index (mean (SEM))

Duration of intubation Postmenstrual age (weeks)
28 32 36 40 53 66 92
None
 Palatal index 0.27 n=3 0.29 n=23 0.29 n=23 0.30 n=23 0.29 n=18 0.29 n=19 0.28 n=19
1–9 days
 Palatal index 0.31 n=13 0.28 n=15 0.27 n=10 0.27 n=9 0.31 n=7 0.27 n=6 0.28 n=7
⩾10 days
 Palatal index 0.29 n=3 0.37 n=3 0.35 n=3 0.28 n=2 0.37 n=1 0.26 n=2 0.25 n=1

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