Association Between Video Laryngoscopy and Adverse Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Nicole R Pouppirt; Rula Nassar; Natalie Napolitano; Ursula Nawab; Akira Nishisaki; Vinay Nadkarni; Anne Ades; Elizabeth E Foglia

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.046

Association Between Video Laryngoscopy and Adverse Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

J Pediatr. 2018 Oct:201:281-284.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.046. Epub 2018 Jul 3.

Authors

Nicole R Pouppirt¹, Rula Nassar², Natalie Napolitano³, Ursula Nawab⁴, Akira Nishisaki⁵, Vinay Nadkarni⁵, Anne Ades⁴, Elizabeth E Foglia⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: pouppirtn@email.chop.edu.
² Division of Neonatology, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
³ Respiratory Therapy Department, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Abstract

The effect of video laryngoscopy on adverse events during neonatal tracheal intubation is unknown. In this single site retrospective cohort study, video laryngoscopy was independently associated with decreased risk for adverse events during neonatal intubation.

Keywords: neonatal intubation.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data*
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
Laryngoscopy / methods*
Male
Retrospective Studies
Video Recording*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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