Success and safety of neonatal endotracheal tube exchanges: a NEAR4NEOS multicentre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare success and safety of endotracheal tube (ETT) exchanges with primary intubations and identify factors associated with ETT exchange outcomes.

Design

Retrospective observational study of prospectively collected National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates data. ETT exchanges are the placement of a new ETT when one is already in place, whereas primary intubations do not have a pre-existing ETT. The primary outcome was first-attempt success. Secondary outcomes included number of attempts, adverse tracheal intubation-associated events (TIAEs), severe TIAEs, desaturation and bradycardia. Descriptive statistics compared characteristics for ETT exchanges and primary intubations. Univariable and multivariable analyses compared primary and secondary outcomes a

SUBMITTER: Miller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature