The overall aim of this study is to determine the differences between two surfactant administration catheters in preterm infants.
In this single-center, open-label, randomized-controlled trial, preterm infants requiring surfactant administration after birth, using a standardized minimal invasive protocol, were randomised to two different modes of endotracheal catheterization: Flexible Ch-4 feeding tube inserted using Magill forceps (group 1) and semi-rigid catheter (group 2). Primary outcome was duration of laryngoscopy. Secondary outcomes were complication rate and vital parameters during laryngoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
31
Laryngoscopy, intratracheal catheter placement and surfactant administration
Salzburger Landeskliniken
Salzburg, Austria
Successful intratracheal tube Placement
Time frame: Birth to 24 hours after birth
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