Premedication with neuromuscular blockade and sedation during neonatal intubation is associated with fewer adverse events
Ozawa Y, Ades A, Foglia EE, DeMeo S, Barry J, Sawyer T, Singh N, Glass K, Jung P, Quek BH, Johnston L, Kim J, Napolitano N, Shults J, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A. Premedication with neuromuscular blockade and sedation during neonatal intubation is associated with fewer adverse events. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 848-856. PMID: 30940929, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0367-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitAdverse tracheal intubationTracheal intubationNeuromuscular blockadeNational Emergency Airway RegistryDesignRetrospective cohort studyImpact of premedicationSevere oxygen desaturationIntensive care unitAirway RegistryBlockade groupOxygen desaturationAdverse eventsCohort studyMedication groupCare unitOdds ratioNeonatal intubationSedationBlockadePremedicationIntubationMedicationsStandard useNeonates