Evaluation of Techniques for Tracheal Tube Exchange in Standard and Critical Care Patients

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz60 enrolled

Overview

A randomized controlled study to evaluate different Techniques and Approachs for the Exchange of a tracheal tube or supraglottic airway device in a Simulator

Exchanging a tracheal tube (ETT) in the high-risk difficult airway patient carries the risk of hypoxemia and the potential of a lost airway. Maintaining continuous airway access during the exchange by incorporating an airway exchange catheter (AEC) or similar device may reliably lessen exchange risk, especially in the known or suspected difficult airway patient, by providing a conduit to facilitate ETT passage into the trachea. We evaluated some approven / etablished techniques in a Simulator based study design.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Airway Morbidity

Interventions

Prone PositionDEVICE

In a randomized order we evaluate techniques for securing the airway in paralyzed patients in prone position

Laryngeal tubeDEVICE

In a randomized order we evaluate techniques for securing the airway in patients with a failed laryngeal tube

Endotracheal tube LeackageDEVICE

In a randomized order we evaluate techniques for securing the airway in paralyzed patients with a endotracheal tube and a cuff leackage

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * residents and consultans of the Department of Anesthesiology Exclusion Criteria: * no

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology,Prof. C. Werner, Universitätsmedizin of the JG University

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluation of Strategies for Securing the Airway

Evaluation of Strategies for securing the Airway in patients in the OR and Critical Care Medicine. Participants are confronted with three airway scenarios and perform in a Simulator different airway management strategies.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Time for intervention

time for Exchange the Primary airway device

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 minutes

Anaesthesia Experience

individual anaesthesia experience

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 minutes

IDS

after the Scenario we calculate the Intubation difficult score (IDS)

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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