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First received: November 16, 2022

Clinical Trial: Lung Ultrasound as a Predictor for Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: no Conditions

Study Type: Observational


Official Title: Lung Ultrasound as a Predictor for Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants

Brief Summary: unit (NICU); however prolonged MV is known to be associated with serious complications including ventilator associated pneumonia, blood stream infections, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and periventricular leukomalacia. At the same time, extubation failure increases morbidities and mortality. Hatch et al (2016) in their prospective study on 162 infants described adverse events in 40% of intubations and severe complications including need for CPR in 9%. Reintubations are frequently associated with hypoxemia,…

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