Biphasic Ventilation Airway Management Clinical Trial

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Intubation

In brief

Investigators intend to determine if the use of Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV) improves patient safety (avoiding hypoxia) during emergency rapid sequence intubation .

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03042598

Run by

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

People needed

15

Starts

2017-01-14

Expected to finish

2017-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who present to the adult emergency department and require emergency intubation.
• Patient's primary language is English.

You may not qualify if…

• Cardiac arrest.
• Attending provider excludes patient as being at high risk for cardiac arrest or for any other reason.
• Patients who are known or reported to be pregnant pre-procedure.
• Patients in the custody of law enforcement.
• Inability to pre-oxygenate patient to an SPO2 equal to or greater than 95 percent prior to induction.
• Morbidly or Extremely obese patients defined by the NIH as BMI greater than 40.
• History of valvular heart disease.
• Presence of subclavian central line or pacemaker which impairs ability of shell to seal.

Where it is running

• University Medical Center of Southern Nevada — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (enrolling)

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