Premedication with paralysis improves intubation success and decreases adverse events in very low birth weight infants: a prospective cohort study.

Jeanne KrickMegan M GrayRachel UmorenGina LeeTaylor Sawyer

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

Premedication with a paralytic was associated with fewer intubation attempts, fewer TIAEs, and less bradycardia. Premedication with a paralytic may improve intubation safety in VLBWs.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
cardiac arrest
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth