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Study to evaluate airway management practices and its results in children with head and neck cancers

A retrospective audit of airway management practices and perioperative outcomes in children with head and neck cancers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034621
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-07-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: NA: NA Control Intervention1: NA: NA

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All elective and emergency procedures done in major OT complex in patients <18 years of age having head and neck cancers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with difficult airway due to congenital syndromes (Pierre robin, Treacher Collins, Downs syndrome etc). 2. Patients > 18yrs of age with head and neck cancer. 3. Procedures done in remote locations (CT scan, MRI, Interventional radiology or Minor OT complex) in patients with head and neck cancers. 4. Children undergoing surgery for retinoblastoma. 5. Children with incomplete records

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Perioperative outcomes (morbidity and mortality) following airway procedures in children with head and neck cancerTimepoint: At 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2. To see our airway management practices for difficult airway in children with head and neck cancers 3. Incidence of airway complications 4. Incidence of emergency or elective surgical tracheostomy. 5. Incidence of respiratory complications 6. Incidence of cardiac complications 7. Incidence of postop ventilation 8. To identify factors that predict morbidity or mortality after airway procedures in children with head and neck cancers Timepoint: At 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sukhpreet Singh

Tata Memorial Centre

drnayana.amin@yahoo.in02224177057

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026