Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Multicenter Study
[A survey on premedication prior to intubation in very preterm infants (28-32WG) with respiratory distress syndrome in French neonatal intensive care units].
Tracheal intubation is a painful procedure for which the routine use of analgesia is recommended. However, the use of premedication for intubation is not yet generalized and there is great diversity in the drugs used. The main objective of this study was to describe the frequency of premedication use in preterm neonates aged between 28 and 32weeks of gestation, intubated for respiratory distress syndrome. Secondary objectives were to describe the existence of a written protocol, its influence on the frequency of premedication and the drugs used. ⋯ Improvements in practices and increased knowledge are required to generalize the sedation/analgesia practices for tracheal intubation in neonatal intensive care units in France.