Journal article
Confirmation of correct tracheal tube placement in newborn infants
GM Schmölzer, M O'Reilly, PG Davis, PY Cheung, CC Roehr
Resuscitation | Published : 2013
Abstract
Tracheal intubation remains a common procedure during neonatal intensive care. Rapid confirmation of correct tube placement is important because tube malposition is associated with serious adverse outcomes. The current gold standard test to confirm tube position is a chest radiograph, however this is often delayed until after ventilation has commenced. Hence, point of care methods to confirm correct tube placement have been developed. The aim of this article is to review the available literature on tube placement in newborn infants. We reviewed books, resuscitation manuals and articles from 1830 to the present with the search terms "Infant, Newborn", "Endotracheal intubation", "Resuscitation..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the support of the European Respiratory Society, Fellowship LTRF fellowship no. 15-2011 for Charles C Roehr. GMS is a supported by a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institute of Health Research and an Alberta Innovate - Health Solution Clinical Fellowship. PGD is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner and Principal Research Fellowship, respectively. PGD holds an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant No. 384100. PYC is an investigator of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.