Increased Occurrence of Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events During Nights and Weekends in the PICU

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 43; no. 12; p. 2668
• Main Authors: Rehder, Kyle J, Giuliano, Jr, John S, Napolitano, Natalie, Turner, David A, Nuthall, Gabrielle, Nadkarni, Vinay M, Nishisaki, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Critical Illness; Emergencies; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data; Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects; Male; Medical Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; Time
• ISSN: 1530-0293
• DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001313

Adverse tracheal intubation-associated events are common in PICUs. Prior studies suggest provider and practice factors are important contributors to tracheal intubation-associated events. Little is known about how the incidence of tracheal intubation-associated events is affected by the time of day,...