An interventional study of Anesthesia induction and Anesthesia induction in Intubation, Endotracheal, sponsored by Franz Frei. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 4 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-02-12.
Sponsored by Franz Frei · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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 have the same precision of the location of the tip position of a cuffed MICROCUFF (Kimberly-Clark)endotracheal tube.
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 threatening consequences. Therefore, it is very essential to have reliable methods how to place the tube tip in regard of the precision of the localisation. There are no standardized methods how to accomplish a precise position. The study compares two most applied techniques. The first one is the cuff palpation technique (CPT), the second one the deliberate right mainstem intubation technique (RMT).
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Cuff palpation by the investigator's finger.
Procedure: Anesthesia induction
Identification of the tube by withdrawing until good quality breath sounds
Procedure: Anesthesia induction
Cuff palpation technique: identification of the cuff position in the trachea by palpation.
Also known as: Pediatric endotracheal tube. Microcuff, Kimberly-Clark.
Right mainstem intubation, identification of the tube tip position in the trachea by withdrawing the tube from the right mainstem until good quality breath sound in the left axilla are available.
Also known as: Pediatric endotracheal tube, Microcuff, Kimberly-Clark
Localisation and precision of the tip of the endotracheal tube (TET) in the trachea
The study intends to determine the location and precision of the TET within the trachea that results from the use of two techniques. The measurements take place after the induction of the anesthesia and before surgery.
Time frame: 10 minutes
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