Assessment of intubation procedures at reference pediatric and neonatal intensive care units

• Published in: Jornal de pediatria Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 355 - 362
• Main Authors: Bonow, Fernanda P, Piva, Jefferson Pedro, Garcia, Pedro Celiny R, Eckert, Guilherme U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese; English
• Published: Brazil 01.09.2004
• Subjects: Adolescent; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Anesthetics, Intravenous - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Epidemiologic Studies; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Neuromuscular Agents - therapeutic use; Premedication

To describe intubation procedures in two pediatric and two neonatal intensive care units in the city of Porto Alegre. Cross-sectional study divided into a retrospective and a prospective phase. All intubations performed in these units during a 6-month period were considered. Data were collected by i...