ETT Rotation During Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dental Caries

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02405546

Run by

Nemours Children's Clinic

People needed

40

Starts

2013-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-23

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1 and 2
• Between 2 up to 18 years of age
• Normal airway anatomy
• scheduled for oral rehabilitation procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Children less than 2 years of age
• Abnormal airway and facial anatomy
• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 3 and 4
• Coagulation disorders were excluded from the study

Where it is running

• Nemours DuPont Hospital for Children — Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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