Improvement of Laryngoscopic View by Bed-up-head-elevated Position During Tracheal Intubation in Paediatric Patients

Last updated: June 1, 2023
Sponsor: University of Malaya
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Intubation in Bed-Up-Head-Elevated (BUHE) position

Clinical Study ID

NCT05885789
BUHE in paediatric
  • Ages 3-12
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The goal of this prospective observational study is to learn about improvement of laryngoscopic view by Bed-Up-Head-Elevated (BUHE) during tracheal intubation in paediatric patients. The main question it aims to answer is:

  1. Does BUHE position improve laryngoscopic view during paediatric intubation?

Participants age 3-12 year-old going for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation will undergo laryngoscopic twice, first in sniffing position (SP) and second during BUHE position.

POGO score during each laryngoscope will be compared. Additionally, ease of handling of laryngoscope during each position will be assessed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 3 to 12 years
  • Elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parents' / Guardian's refusal
  • Known case of difficult airway or airway malformation or airway obstruction
  • Patients with respiratory or cardiovascular disease
  • Patients requiring rapid sequence induction
  • Recent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) of 2 weeks

Study Design

Total Participants: 125
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Intubation in Bed-Up-Head-Elevated (BUHE) position
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
May 31, 2024

Study Description

This is a prospective observational study comparing POGO score during tracheal intubation in SP and BUHE position in paediatric patients aged 3 to 12 years who will undergo elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation. The first POGO score will be obtained during SP followed by second POGO score during BUHE position and the difference in POGO score before and after BUHE position will be recorded to learn the improvement in POGO score during BUHE position.

The objective of this study is to learn the improvement of laryngeal view in tracheal intubation after BUHE position in paediatric patients of age 3 to 12 years. Investigators hypothesised that laryngeal view in tracheal intubation improves after BUHE position compared to sniffing position.

Connect with a study center

  • University of Malaya Medical Center

    Kuala Lumpur, 59100
    Malaysia

    Active - Recruiting

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