Qualitative indications for tracheostomy and chronic mechanical ventilation in patients with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Sushmita G Yallapragada Rashmin C SavaniSara Mūnoz-BlancoJoanne M LagattaWilliam E TruogNicolas F M PortaLeif D NelinHuayan Zhang Shilpa Vyas-Read Robert J DiGeronimoGirija NatarajanErica WymoreBeth HabermanJoana MachryKarin Potokanull nullKarna Murthy

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2021)

Understanding the range of indications utilized by high level NICUs around the country to pursue a tracheostomy in an infant with sBPD is one step toward standardizing consensus indications for tracheostomy in the future.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
systematic review
early onset
current status
drug induced