The investigators wish to accumulate initial data on the performance and safety of the Baska mask in paediatric patient population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Use of Baska mask as a supraglottic airway during general anesthesia
Galway University Hospitals
Galway, Galway, Ireland
Device insertion success rate
Time frame: within 30 minutes of induction of general anesthesia
device airway leak pressure
the airway l;eak pressure is defined as the plateau airway pressure measured while the patient is apnoeic with the APL valve of the anaesthetic machine set to 35 cm H2O and the fresh gas flow set to 6 L/min
Time frame: within 10 minutes of successful device placement
airway stability
the tidal volumes will be measured in different head positions and the leak fractions calculated.
Time frame: within 30 minutes of device placement
ease of device placement
the ease of device placement will be evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale
Time frame: within 30 minutes of induction of general anesthesia
complications during the anesthetic
complications that may be related to the device use will be monitored including but not limited to desaturation episodes, laryngospasm, loss of airway, need to switch ot alternative device, blood staining on mask removal sore throat, dysphonia, dysphagia
Time frame: from the start of device insertion untill discharge from recovery, an expected average of 2 hours
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