2017
Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants
Levit OL, Shabanova V, Bazzy-Asaad A, Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V. Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2017, 31: 447-452. PMID: 28139937, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1287895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ExtubationCase-Control StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornIntubation, IntratrachealMalePregnancyRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTracheostomyConceptsLow birth weight infantsOdds of tracheostomyBirth weight infantsELBW infantsWeight infantsEndotracheal tubeRisk of tracheostomyPresence of comorbiditiesUse of steroidsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionNumber of intubationsGreater cumulative exposureIntubation episodesTracheostomy requirementExtubation attemptGestational ageEpisodes/Risk factorsTracheostomyPrevious episodesCumulative exposurePoisson regressionCumulative daysInfants
2011
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Capnography in the Correction of Simulated Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement
Langhan ML, Ching K, Northrup V, Alletag M, Kadia P, Santucci K, Chen L. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Capnography in the Correction of Simulated Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 590-596. PMID: 21676056, PMCID: PMC3117244, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01090.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tubePulse oximetryStandard monitoringAddition of capnographyStandard monitoring groupPercent of subjectsEndotracheal tube dislodgementLife-threatening consequencesCapnography groupIntubated babiesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAirway problemsControlled TrialsIntubated patientsMedian timeTube dislodgementPhysical examinationInterfacility transportPrehospital providersCapnographyPatientsDislodgementOximetryMonitoring group
2010
Type and Timing of Ventilation in the First Postnatal Week is Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/Death
Dumpa V, Northrup V, Bhandari V. Type and Timing of Ventilation in the First Postnatal Week is Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/Death. American Journal Of Perinatology 2010, 28: 321-330. PMID: 21082539, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNasal intermittent positive pressure ventilationNasal continuous positive airway pressureBPD/deathFirst postnatal weekGestational ageEndotracheal tubeBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPostnatal weekBronchopulmonary dysplasia/deathContinuous positive airway pressureIntermittent positive pressure ventilationFirst weekHealth consensus definitionRespiratory support modesMean gestational agePositive airway pressurePositive pressure ventilationWeeks gestational ageData of infantsAirway pressureRespiratory supportPremature infantsPressure ventilationConsensus definitionBody weight