None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Orotracheal intubation of newborn infants requiring respiratory support is difficult and often requires multiple attempts. Oral intubation may be performed using an endotracheal tube on its own or with an introducer (stylet) to help guide the insertion. We hypothesise that intubation is more frequently successful and performed quicker using an endotracheal tube with an introducer (stylet) than without and may be the preferred method of intubating newborn infants.
Interventions
Newborn infants who require intubation and ventilation, from birth until time of discharge from the level 3 neonatal unit, as deemed necessary by the attending doctor will be randomised to intubation with (intervention group) an introducer (stylet). A single intubation attempt should usually take no l
Newborn infants who require intubation and ventilation, from birth until time of discharge from the level 3 neonatal unit, as deemed necessary by the attending doctor will be randomised to intubation with (intervention group) an introducer (stylet). A single intubation attempt should usually take no longer than 60 seconds but multiple attempts are often reuired. For the purposes of this study only the first attempt will be randomised. The duration of ventilation will be determined by the doctor responsible for the infant and is not an outcome in this study.
Sponsors
Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 16 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All newborn infants requiring orotracheal intubation for ventilatory support from birth until discharge from the level 3 neonatal unit. This may include infants up to term gestation corrected (up to 16 weeks of postnatal life).
Exclusion criteria
Excluded if infant's condition does not allow time for randomisation.
Outcome results
None listed