A Study of Practice Behavior for Endotracheal Intubation Site for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Surgery: Impact of Endotracheal Intubation Site on Perioperative Outcomes-An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database.

CONCLUSIONS: While older children undergoing nasal intubation trend similar to the adult population with an increased risk of infection, nasal intubation in neonates and infants does not appear to carry a similar risk. Nasal intubation in neonates and infants may also be associated with a shorter intubation length but not a shorter length of stay. Prospective studies are required to better understand these complex associations.
PMID: 30198928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - September 5, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Greene NH, Jooste EH, Thibault DP, Wallace AS, Wang A, Vener DF, Matsouaka RA, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Hill KD, Ames WA Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research