Comparison Between the Oro-Helical Length Technique and the 7-8-9 Rule in Determination of the Ideal Endotracheal Tube Insertion Depth in Neonates

Last updated: July 21, 2020
Sponsor: Ain Shams University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Endotracheal Intubation

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04483895
Maha Abdel-Raouf master thesis
  • Ages < 28
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study was conducted on neonates needing intubation; Group A,: the ETT insertion depth was estimated according to the OHL method. Group B,: the ETT insertion depth was estimated according to the 7-8-9 method.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • Full term and preterm neonates who were admitted to NICU and needing endotrachealintubation for invasive mechanical ventilation or administration of surfactant.

  • Delivery room intubations were not included as infants are not routinely weighedprior to resuscitation at our hospital. However, infants intubated in thedelivery room who were subsequently intubated in the NICU were eligible forinclusion in our study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Major upper or lower airway anomalies. 2. Infants with craniofacial, vertebralanomalies. 3. Significant congenital anomalies including cardiac, abdominal or respiratory.
  1. Neonates those whose parents declined consent were excluded from the study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 120
Study Start date:
November 15, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
December 21, 2020

Connect with a study center

  • medicine -Ain Shams University

    Cairo,
    Egypt

    Active - Recruiting

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