Status:

RECRUITING

Apnoeic Oxygenation During Pediatric Tracheal Intubation

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Heidelberg

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Airway Complication of Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized, controlled, single-blinded clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of apnoeic Oxygenation in pediatric anesthesia. The main question it aims to answer are: primar...

Detailed Description

The incidence of intraoperative hypoxaemia in children is high and age-dependent. An incidence of over 10 % is reported in8- to 16-year-old children and over50 % in newborns. Severe respiratory critic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • children 0-6 years
  • ASA status I-III
  • Elective surgery/intervention under general anaesthesia

Exclusion

  • refusal to participate in the study by the patients or their legal guardians
  • ASA classification IV = patients with life-threatening disease
  • Existing oxygen therapy prior to surgery
  • Surgery/intervention in the ENT area with contraindication for oxygen goggles
  • Injuries/trauma in the ENT and mouth/nose area
  • Anatomical anomalies/malformations in the ENT and mouth/nose area
  • Chronical hypoxemia (e.g. patients with cyanotic heart diseases)
  • language barrier (parent/guardian)
  • emergency interventions
  • refusal by the attending physician
  • lack of presence of the pediatric anesthesiology consultant
  • Situational inability to perform apnoeic oxygenation or inability to obtain baseline NIRS values at room air within 60 seconds from the first attempt due to agitation of the patient

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 9 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06576596

Start Date

September 9 2024

End Date

August 31 2025

Last Update

March 3 2025

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Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University,

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 69120