NCT06316765

A Stylet Use May be Beneficial for Elective and Rescue Intubation of Prematurely Born Infants

A Stylet Use May be Beneficial for Elective and Rescue Intubation of Prematurely Born Infants < 30 Weeks.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Charles University, Czech Republic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Contrary to recent findings suggesting that stylets offer no advantage in general infant intubations, this study focuses on their potential benefits for premature infants undergoing elective or rescue intubation in the delivery room. The goal is to compare the safety and efficiency of intubations with or without a stylet.

Detailed description

Recent studies have found that using a stylet does not offer any benefits during intubation across a diverse infant population. The research, however, specifically targets extremely and very premature infants undergoing elective or rescue intubation in the delivery room. A single-center retrospective observational study was conducted to compare the number of intubation attempts, the duration of intubation until successful, and the rate of associated desaturations exceeding 20%. The outcomes were determined through video recordings and statistical analysis.

Conditions

• Neonatology

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Intubation with stylet	The cohort of premature infants was intubated with stylet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2024-03-18
• Last updated: 2024-03-19