Eric J Wilsterman, Marianne E Nellis, Josep Panisello, Awni Al-Subu, Ryan Breuer, Dai Kimura, Conrad Krawiec, Palen P Mallory, Sholeen Nett, Erin Owen, Simon J Parsons, Ronald C Sanders, Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, Natalie Napolitano, Justine Shults, Vinay Nadkarni, Akira Nishisaki
OBJECTIVES: Children with trisomy 21 often have anatomic and physiologic features that may complicate tracheal intubation (TI). TI in critically ill children with trisomy 21 is not well described. We hypothesize that in children with trisomy 21, TI is associated with greater odds of adverse airway outcomes (AAOs), including TI-associated events (TIAEs), and peri-intubation hypoxemia (defined as > 20% decrease in pulse oximetry saturation [Spo2]). DESIGN: Retrospective database study using the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS)...
December 7, 2023: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine