Factors associated with liberation from home mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy decannulation in infants and children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Amit AgarwalWinston M ManimtimStamatia AlexiouSteven H AbmanGangaram AkangireBrianna C AoyamaEric D AustinChristopher D BakerManvi BansalSarah E BauerAura Ioana CristeaSara K DawsonJulie L FierroLystra P HaydenJennifer K HenningfeldJacob A KaslowKhanh V LaiJonathan C LevinRobin L McKinneyAudrey N MillerLeif D NelinAntonia P PopovaRoopa SiddaiahMichael C TracyNatalie M VillafrancoSharon A McGrath-MorrowJoseph M CollacoPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2024)
Ventilator liberation timing was impacted by longer initial admissions and higher ventilator pressure support needs, whereas decannulation timing was associated with more aggressive reflux management. Variation in the timing of events was primarily due to individual-level factors, rather than center-level factors.