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
Active Locations (1)
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Universitätskinderspital beider Basel
Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 4005