Intra-op POCUS for Identification of Endotracheal Tube Position in the Pediatric Population

Completed

Conditions studied: Endotracheal Tube Wrongly Placed During Anesthetic Procedure

In brief

Chest X-ray and/or fluoroscopy is not routinely used in the OR to confirm endotracheal tube (ETT) placement by anesthesiologists. Multiple studies have shown that \~19% of all intubations result in inappropriate ETT placement. An adult study has shown that ultrasound point-of-care is superior to auscultation in determining the location of ETT. This study aims to determine if point-of-care is useful in determining ETT position in children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03031548

Run by

Loma Linda University

People needed

50

Starts

2017-02-16

Expected to finish

2018-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-15

Who can join

Age: any, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• children birth to 10 years of age;
• undergoing cardiac catheterization in the cath lab;
• general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube;
• subjects will also receive a chest x-ray as standard of care

You may not qualify if…

• children ages birth to 10 years undergoing cardiac catheterization under GA without an endotracheal tube;
• emergency procedures;
• known airway anomalies;
• children who are non-English and non-Spanish speaking -

Where it is running

• Loma Linda University Health — Loma Linda, California, United States
• Loma Linda University Department of Anesthesiology — Loma Linda, California, United States

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