None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Infants undergoing minor elective surgery have their airway managed at the discretion of the anaesthetist in charge with either an endotracheal tube or an laryngeal mask airway. Research already done witin the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) Anaesthetic Unit has identified some patients with asthma, eczema, hay fever, a current cold & exposure to smoking have a higher risk of airway complications following their surgery. However, the best practice for the management of an infant's airway is still under debate. The aim of this study is to identify which airway support, laryngeal mask or endotracheal tube, is safer in regards to respiratory problems in the perioperative period for infants (0-12 months) undergoing minor general surgery.
Interventions
Endotracheal intubation for airway maintenance for elective surgical procedure following induction of anaesthesia.
The procedure is a one off intervention with the endotracheal tube staying in place for the total duration of the procedure which ranges from approx. 30 min to 2 hours.
Sponsors
Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 12 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Children, aged 0 to 12 months, male or female undergoing combined general and regional (e.g. caudal, penile block) anaesthesia with the plan to use either a laryngeal mask airway or endotracheal tube (as assessed by an anaesthetist independent of the study team).
Exclusion criteria
Known cardiac disease, airway or thoracic malformations, need for premedication with midazolam, contraindication of laryngeal mask airway or endotracheal tube use as assessed by an anaesthetist independent of the study team.
Outcome results
None listed