Sonographic Evaluation of the Endotracheal Tube Position in the Neonatal Population: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endotracheal intubation in neonates is challenging and requires a high level of precision, due to narrow and short airways, especially in preterm newborns. The current gold standard for endotracheal tube (ETT) verification is chest X-ray (CXR); however, this method presents some limitations, such as ionizing radiation exposure and delayed in obtaining the radiographic images, that point of care ultrasound (POCUS) could overcome.

Primary objective

To evaluate ultrasound efficacy in determining ETT placement adequacy in preterm and term newborns.

Secondary objective

To compare the time required for ultrasound confirmation vs. time needed for other standard of care methods.

Search methods

A search in Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar and in the Cochrane C

SUBMITTER: Congedi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201277 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature