Status:

COMPLETED

Tube Tip Position in Orally Intubated 0-4year Old Children: Assessment of the Precision of Two Clinical Techniques

Lead Sponsor:

Franz Frei

Conditions:

Intubation, Endotracheal

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-4 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In pediatric anesthesia it is very important to place the endotracheal tube into the right position. This study compares two clinical location methods. The hypothesis means that the two techniques hav...

Detailed Description

Appropriate location of the tip of an endotracheal tube (TET), in relation to the carina and vocal cords, is of great importance in pediatric anesthesia. A not optimal laying tube causes life threaten...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 0-4 years
  • ASA I-II
  • requiring endotracheal tube for surgical/diagnostic procedures

Exclusion

  • patients with abnormal airway anatomy
  • kyphoscoliosis
  • syndromes known to affect airway anatomy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

69 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01156233

Start Date

May 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

February 12 2013

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Universitätskinderspital beider Basel

Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 4005