Relationship Between Adverse Tracheal Intubation Associated Events and PICU Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tracheal intubation in PICUs is a common procedure often associated with adverse events. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between immediate events such as tracheal intubation associated events or desaturation and ICU outcomes: length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality.

Study design

Prospective cohort study with 35 PICUs using a multicenter tracheal intubation quality improvement database (National Emergency Airway Registry for Children: NEAR4KIDS) from January 2013 to June 2015. Desaturation defined as Spo2 less than 80%.

Setting

PICUs participating in NEAR4KIDS.

Patients

All patients less than18 years of age undergoing primary tracheal intubations with ICU outcome data were analyzed.

Measurements and mai

SUBMITTER: Parker MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5554859 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature