Status:

COMPLETED

The Comparison of Two Different Methods of Partial Inflation of Cuff for Facile Insertion of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Pediatric Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Surgical Complications From General Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 9 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Partial cuff inflation before insertion is generally used for laryngeal mask airway insertion in children. However, it is not proven how much the cuff should be inflated. The aim of this study is to c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • children (0-9 years of age)
  • children who is scheduled for elective surgery of short duration (less than 2 hr) undergoing general anesthesia using LMA-classic

Exclusion

  • patients with an abnormal airway
  • patients with reactive airway disease
  • patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • patients with chronic respiratory disease
  • patients who has a history of an upper respiratory tract infection in the preceding 6-week period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01435239

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

March 6 2014

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Severance Hospital

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 120-752