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ETT Rotation During Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation

NCT02405546 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-03-23

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Summary

A nasal endotracheal tube (ETT) is routinely placed in children and a fiberoptic scope (FOS) is commonly used for this purpose. Resistance to the passage of ETT is frequently encountered as it is advanced over the FOS for placement into the trachea, since it gets hung up on structures of the laryngeal inlet. The aim of the investigators study performed on forty children divided in two groups was to study in the pediatric population, whether a 90° counterclockwise rotation (CCR) of the ETT prior to advancing through the larynx, by nasal approach, prevents it from getting hung up at the laryngeal inlet.

Conditions

  • Dental Caries

Interventions

OTHER

Pre-Rotated (Group R)

In group R, placement of ETT over the FOS was done with 90° CCR from the beginning so that the bevel of the ETT faced posteriorly before it was advanced through the larynx.

OTHER

No pre-rotation

ETT was not pre-rotated but rotated only if necessary

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nemours Children's Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dinesh K Choudhry, MD, FRCA · Nemours, DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington Deleware 19803

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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