Comparison of neonatal intubation practice and outcomes between the neonatal intensive care unit and the delivery room settings

Abstract

Background: Neonatal tracheal intubation (TI) is a high-risk critical procedure performed in both neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and delivery rooms (DR). Patient, provider, and practice characteristics are associated with success and safety outcomes of TIs in the NICU. However, these characteristics may vary between the NICU and DR, and the impact of setting on neonatal TI outcomes is not well characterized. Our objective was to define variations in neonatal TI practice between settings and to identify the association between setting and neonatal intubation success and safety outcomes. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study using prospectively collected data in the National …