Tracheal Intubation Practice and Safety Across International PICUs: A Report From National Emergency Airway Registry for Children

Objectives: It is unknown if variation in tracheal intubation practice and outcomes exist across PICUs in different geographical regions. We hypothesized there would be differences in the process of care and adverse outcomes for tracheal intubation across PICUs in six different geographical regions (New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Germany, India, and North America). Design: Prospective multicenter pediatric tracheal intubation database (National Emergency Airway Registry for Children) Setting: Six non-North American (International) and 36 North American PICUs. Events: All PICU tracheal intubation encounters from July 2014 to June 2017 Measurements and Main Results: Adverse tracheal intubation–associated events and desaturation occurrence (oxygen saturation

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