TABLE 1.
Patients’ and intubations’ characteristics in the Premed and No premed groups
| No premed n = 64 | Premed n = 57 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean GA at birth, weeks (SD) | 32.03 (4.56) | 32.37 (4.63) | 0.68 |
| GA categories, n (%) | |||
| <33 GW | 40 (62.5) | 33 (57.9) | 0.74 |
| ≥33 GW | 24 (37.5) | 24 (42 0.1) | |
| Male sex, n (%)) | 31 (48.4) | 32 (56.1) | 0.50 |
| Mean weight at birth, g (SD) | 1771 (971) | 1797 (866) | 0.87 |
| Mean CRIB score (SD) | 2.3 (2.7) | 2.1 (2.4) | 0.58 |
| ICU type: NICU, n (%) | 56 (86.1) | 44 (78.5) | 0.39 |
| Outborn status, n (%) | 21 (32.8) | 17 (29.8) | 0.87 |
| Still at hospital at D14, n (%) | 25 (39.1) | 26 (45.6) | 0.58 |
| Respiratory mode before TI, n (%) | |||
| Tracheal ventilation | 11 (17.2) | 6 (10.5) | 0.61 |
| Noninvasive ventilation | 43 (67.2) | 42 (73.7) | |
| Spontaneous ventilation | 10 (15.6) | 9 (15.8) | |
| Main reason for TI, n (%) | |||
| Respiratory distress | 37 (57.8) | 33 (57.9) | 0.88 |
| Apnea | 14 (21.9) | 13 (22.8) | |
| Endotracheal tube replacement | 6 (9.3) | 4 (7.0) | |
| Others | 7 (11) | 7 (12.3) | |
| Available intravenous access, n (%)) | 56/59 a (94.9) | 57 (100) | 0.25 |
| Procedure performed during daytime | |||
| [7:00‐18:59], n (%) | 30 (46.9) | 31 (53.4) | 0.52 |
| Median postnatal age at TI, h [25th‐75th] | 24.15 [3.1‐105.3] | 31 [6.02‐170] | 0.12 |
| Postnatal age categories at TI, n (%) | |||
| ≤H24 | 31 (48.4) | 26 (45.6) | 0.89 |
| >H24 | 33 (51.6) | 31 (54.4) | |
| Emergency degree of the procedure, n (%) | |||
| Emergent TI | 25 (39.1) | 13 (22.8) | 0.095 |
| Semi‐Emergent TI | 32 (50.0) | 32 (56.1) | |
| Nonemergent TI | 7 (10.9) | 12 (21.1) | |
| Emergency degree of the procedure, n (%) | |||
| Emergent TI | 25 (39.1) | 13 (22.8) | 0.054 |
| Nonurgent TI (semi‐emergent, nonemergent) | 39 (60.9) | 44 (77.2) | |
| Median number of attempts, n [25th‐75th] | 1 [1‐2] | 1 [1‐2] | 0.70 |
| Number of attempts, n (%) | |||
| 1 | 45 (70.3) | 37 (64.9) | 0.42 |
| 2 | 7 (10.9) | 11 (19.3) | |
| >2 | 12 (18.8) | 9 (15.8) | |
| Continuous sedation‐analgesia, n (%)) | 34 (53.1) | 19 (33.3) | 0.045 |
| Specific written protocol for TI, n (%) | 20 (31.2) | 36 (63.2) | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: CRIB, Clinical Risk Index for Babies; D14: 14th day; g, grams; GA, gestational age; GW, gestational weeks; h, hours; ICU, intensive care unit; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; TI, tracheal intubation.
a
Data were available for n = 59 patients in the No premed group.