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Objective <p>To evaluate the association between orotracheal versus nasotracheal intubation route and unplanned extubation (UE) risk among infants.</p> Study design <p>This retrospective cohort study included all tracheal intubation (TI) events among infants admitted to a level IV NICU from 2022 to 2024. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess UE risk by TI route.</p> Result <p>There were 1160 TI events and 23 UEs during the study period. The UE rate was three times lower in the&#xa0;nasotracheal intubation group compared to orotracheal (0.01 vs. 0.03 per 100 ventilator days). UE risk was significantly higher in orotracheally intubated infants (<i>p</i> = 0.03) with no differences when stratified by sex, gestational age, or birth weight.</p> Conclusion <p>Nasotracheal intubation was associated with lower UE risk in infants in a unit that predominantly performs nasotracheal intubation. Prospective randomized studies are needed to further investigate if TI route may contribute to fewer UEs in this population.</p>

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Comparison of Unplanned Extubations Associated with Orotracheal versus Nasotracheal Intubation in Infants

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年4月13日

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  • Pavani Chitamanni,
  • Thomas Hays,
  • Diana Vargas,
  • Takeya Patterson,
  • Gloria Lush,
  • Alex Lyford,
  • Rakesh Sahni,
  • Faith Kim

摘要

Objective

To evaluate the association between orotracheal versus nasotracheal intubation route and unplanned extubation (UE) risk among infants.

Study design

This retrospective cohort study included all tracheal intubation (TI) events among infants admitted to a level IV NICU from 2022 to 2024. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess UE risk by TI route.

Result

There were 1160 TI events and 23 UEs during the study period. The UE rate was three times lower in the nasotracheal intubation group compared to orotracheal (0.01 vs. 0.03 per 100 ventilator days). UE risk was significantly higher in orotracheally intubated infants (p = 0.03) with no differences when stratified by sex, gestational age, or birth weight.

Conclusion

Nasotracheal intubation was associated with lower UE risk in infants in a unit that predominantly performs nasotracheal intubation. Prospective randomized studies are needed to further investigate if TI route may contribute to fewer UEs in this population.