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Electrical Impedance Tomography for Endotracheal Tube Placement

NCT01237756 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2010-11-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Endobronchial tube misplacement is serious complication during general anesthesia in pediatric patients. Correct placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea is crucial. Several methods have been suggested for determination of correct ETT placement. However, to date, auscultation of the left and right lung is the standard of care and the only ubiquitary available method with an error rate of up to 12%. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a new non-invasive method for evaluation of left and right lung ventilation. In this study the investigators investigate the potential role of EIT for proper placement of pediatric endotracheal tubes.

Conditions

  • Endotracheal Tube Placement

Interventions

DEVICE

measurement of left and right lung ventilation

Patients are ventilated after endotracheal tube placement and left and right lung ventilation if determined using electrical impedance tomography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Freiburg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Steinmann, MD · University Medical Center Freiburg

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Week
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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