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Tracheal Palpation of Sliding Cuff to Assess Endotracheal Tube Location

NCT02502461 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2019-03-06

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Summary

Correct endotracheal tube (ETT) placement is important. Proper ETT position is achieved when the distal tip is in mid-trachea with the head in neutral alignment. Unrecognized tube misplacement is an uncommon but significant cause of hypoxemia and death during general anesthesia as well as in the care of critically ill patients.

Hypotheses: A specific manoeuvre to palpate the inflated ETT cuff, with fingers anterior to the trachea, moving the ETT caudally then rostrally following intubation, will enable correct depth placement of the tip of the ETT within the trachea (more than 2.5cm above the carina with cuff below the vocal cords) more frequently than routine care. This will not cause tissue damage as measured by sore throat.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Interventions

PROCEDURE

cuff palpation

Inflated endotracheal tube cuff palpated through anterior extra-thoracic trachea while tube is gently moved to place the cuff midway between cricoid and sternal notch.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William P McKay, MD · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-09-11

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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