Footnotes

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• NJS and JEO contributed equally.

• Correction notice This article has been corrected since it was published Online First. The authors noticed that there is a key symbol missing from the clinical bottom lines. The passage of note is, ‘Use of LMA’s to administer surfactant is feasible in infants 1200g, reducing the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation (Grade B).’ It should read ‘Use of LMA’s to administer surfactant is feasible in infants ≥ 1200g, reducing the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation (Grade B).’

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Competing interests None declared.

• Patient consent for publication Not required.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.