Orotracheal intubation in infants performed with a stylet versus without a stylet

dc.check.date2018-06-22
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dc.contributor.authorO'Shea, Joyce E.
dc.contributor.authorO'Gorman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Aakriti
dc.contributor.authorSinhal, Sanjay
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Jann P.
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, Liam A. F.
dc.contributor.authorKamlin, C. Omar F.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Peter G.
dc.contributor.funderUniversity of Melbourneen
dc.contributor.funderNational Health and Medical Research Councilen
dc.contributor.funderEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Developmenten
dc.contributor.funderRoyal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-24T10:26:52Z
dc.date.available2018-05-24T10:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-22
dc.description.abstractBackground: Neonatal endotracheal intubation is a common and potentially life-saving intervention. It is a mandatory skill for neonatal trainees, but one that is difficult to master and maintain. Intubation opportunities for trainees are decreasing and success rates are subsequently falling. Use of a stylet may aid intubation and improve success. However, the potential for associated harm must be considered. Objectives: To compare the benefits and harms of neonatal orotracheal intubation with a stylet versus neonatal orotracheal intubation without a stylet. Search methods: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in the Cochrane Library; MEDLINE; Embase; the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and previous reviews. We also searched cross-references, contacted expert informants, handsearched journals, and looked at conference proceedings. We searched clinical trials registries for current and recently completed trials. We conducted our most recent search in April 2017. Selection criteria: All randomised, quasi–randomised, and cluster-randomised controlled trials comparing use versus non-use of a stylet in neonatal orotracheal intubation. Data collection and analysis: Two review authors independently assessed results of searches against predetermined criteria for inclusion, assessed risk of bias, and extracted data. We used the standard methods of the Cochrane Collaboration, as documented in the Cochrane Handbook for Systemic Reviews of Interventions, and of the Cochrane Neonatal Review Group. Main results: We included a single-centre non-blinded randomised controlled trial that reported a total of 302 intubation attempts in 232 infants. The median gestational age of enrolled infants was 29 weeks. Paediatric residents and fellows performed the intubations. We judged the study to be at low risk of bias overall. Investigators compared success rates of first-attempt intubation with and without use of a stylet and reported success rates as similar between stylet and no-stylet groups (57% and 53%) (P = 0.47). Success rates did not differ between groups in subgroup analyses by provider level of training and infant weight. Results showed no differences in secondary review outcomes, including duration of intubation, number of attempts, participant instability during the procedure, and local airway trauma. Only 25% of all intubations took less than 30 seconds to perform. Study authors did not report neonatal morbidity nor mortality. We considered the quality of evidence as low on GRADE analysis, given that we identified only one unblinded study. Authors' conclusions: Current available evidence suggests that use of a stylet during neonatal orotracheal intubation does not significantly improve the success rate among paediatric trainees. However, only one brand of stylet and one brand of endotracheal tube have been tested, and researchers performed all intubations on infants in a hospital setting. Therefore, our results cannot be generalised beyond these limitations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Contract No. HHSN275201600005C)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleidCD011791
dc.identifier.citationO'Shea, J. E., O'Gorman, J., Gupta, A., Sinhal, S., Foster, J. P., O'Connell, L. A. F., Kamlin, C. O. F. and Davis, P. G. (2017) 'Orotracheal intubation in infants performed with a stylet versus without a stylet', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6, CD011791 (28pp). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011791.pub2.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/14651858.CD011791.pub2
dc.identifier.endpage28en
dc.identifier.issn1469-493X
dc.identifier.issued6en
dc.identifier.journaltitleCochrane Database of Systematic Reviewsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6183
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.en
dc.rights© 2017, The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. This review is published as a Cochrane Review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 6. Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to comments and criticisms, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews should be consulted for the most recent version of the Review.en
dc.subjectStyleten
dc.subjectNeonatal orotracheal intubationen
dc.subjectPaediatric traineeen
dc.subjectEndotracheal tubeen
dc.subjectGestational ageen
dc.subjectInfanten
dc.subjectPrematureen
dc.subjectIntensive care uniten
dc.subjectIntratrachealen
dc.subjectInstrumentationen
dc.subjectPediatricsen
dc.titleOrotracheal intubation in infants performed with a stylet versus without a styleten
dc.typeReviewen
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