| Indication of MV | ||
| Diseases | n = 110 | % |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 33 | 30 |
| Congenital pneumonia | 18 | 16.4 |
| Sepsis | 18 | 16.4 |
| Apnea | 10 | 9 |
| Perinatal asphyxia | 8 | 7.2 |
| Congenital Heart diseases | 7 | 6.4 |
| Persistent pulmonary hypertension | 6 | 5.5 |
| Air-leak syndrome | 6 | 5.5 |
| Meconium aspiration syndrome | 4 | 3.6 |