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Various methods confirm ETT position; whilst chest radiography remains standard for identifying ETT depth, ultrasonography (USG) shows promise as a real-time, radiation-free alternative. That is why we aimed to evaluate the concordance between tracheal ultrasound (TUS) and chest x-ray to identify the depth of the ETT in the trachea in preterm neonates and to compare the reproducibility of TUS done by a trainee neonatologist and an expert radiologist. This cross-sectional study involved 85 preterm infants who had an ETT. Tracheal ultrasonography was performed by a neonatologist (who had been trained in chest ultrasonography for 3 months) and repeated by an expert radiologist. Operators were blinded to the radiographic results. The overall agreement was good, with near-complete concordance for ETT localization at the 2nd intercostal space across techniques:\u00a089.4% (PSA 93.5%)\u00a0between expert TUS and CXR,\u00a082.4% (PSA 89.1%)\u00a0between trainee TUS and CXR, and\u00a089.1% (PSA 92.3%)\u00a0between expert and trainee TUS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>\n                    : Bedside tracheal ultrasonography is a reliable, fast, safe, and effective method for assessing endotracheal tube position in the NICU. With adequate training, neonatologists can perform the procedure independently which speeds up ETT position confirmation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Trial registration<\/jats:italic>\n                    : The clinical trial was retrospectively registered on clinical trials.gov 7\/17\/2025. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV ID: NCT07073105.\n                    <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/CLINICALTRIALS.GOV\/STUDY\/NCT07073105\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">https:\/\/CLINICALTRIALS.GOV\/STUDY\/NCT07073105<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    .\n                    <jats:table-wrap>\n                      <jats:table>\n                        <jats:tbody>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td align=\"left\">\n                              <jats:bold>What is Known:<\/jats:bold>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>Improper endotracheal tube (ETT) placement and depth in the trachea can cause severe complications.<\/jats:italic>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>Chest X-ray is used for the identification of ETT depth in the trachea but causes delays and radiation exposure.<\/jats:italic>\n                            <\/jats:td>\n                          <\/jats:tr>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td align=\"left\">\n                              <jats:bold>What is New:<\/jats:bold>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>Tracheal ultrasound offers rapid, radiation-free confirmation.<\/jats:italic>\n                              \u2022\n                              <jats:italic>With brief training, a neonatology trainee achieved agreement with an expert radiologist\u00a0in identifying the depth of ETT in the trachea in preterm infants.<\/jats:italic>\n                            <\/jats:td>\n                          <\/jats:tr>\n                        <\/jats:tbody>\n                      <\/jats:table>\n                    <\/jats:table-wrap>\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00431-025-06626-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,9]],"date-time":"2025-12-09T06:37:20Z","timestamp":1765262240000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Confirmation and reproducibility of endotracheal tube position by tracheal ultrasonography in preterms: expert versus trainee"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"185","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4936-8303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariam John Amin","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Nasr El Dine","family":"Elbarbary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"George Ezzat Elkess","family":"Yacoub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mona Abdo Mostafa","family":"Abdo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,9]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"6626_CR1","first-page":"180","volume":"10","author":"HK Chandnani","year":"2020","unstructured":"Chandnani HK, Maxson IN, Mittal DK, Dehom S, Moretti A, Dinh VA et al (2020) Endotracheal tube placement confirmation with bedside ultrasonography in the pediatric intensive care unit: a validation study. 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