ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2026
Nasotracheal Versus Orotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Study.
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Background: This study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of nasotracheal intubation (NTI) versus orotracheal intubation (OTI) in severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Methods: In this retrospective, propensity score-matched cohort study, we consecutively enrolled 45 critically ill adults with COVID-19 who underwent NTI. These patients were matched 1:1 by age and sex with 45 controls who received OTI. Data on sedative, analgesic, and neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) usage, tracheotomy incidence, intubation-related complications, and ICU length of stay were extracted from medical records. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess the independent association between intubation route and tracheotomy risk. Results: Patients in the NTI group had significantly lower requirements for continuous infusion of sedatives, analgesics, and NMBAs compared with the OTI group (all P < 0.001). The incidence of tracheotomy was significantly lower in the NTI group (6.7% vs. 26.7%, P = 0.011). Multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, PaO Conclusion: In this retrospective study of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, NTI was associated with reduced sedative, analgesic, and NMBA requirements, a lower risk of tracheotomy, and fewer oral complications, without increasing other major adverse events. Given the observational design, these findings should be considered hypothesis-generating, and prospective randomized trials are needed to confirm causality.
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