Airway management in paediatric patients Respiratory
Conditions
Interventions
According to randomisation, patients will be ventilated by either one of the masks involved in the study: either the paediatric sized i-gel™ or the paediatric sized Ambu Aura Once™. No other intervent
Sponsors
Inselspital, University Hospital Bern (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both genders, aged 0-17 years 2. Weight of 5-50 kg 3. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II 4. Scheduled at the University Hospital of Bern for elective surgery planned for general anaesthesia not requiring tracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Planned operation time >4h 2. Risk of aspiration (non-fasted, massive gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal stenosis or stricture) 3. Known difficult airway (difficult mask ventilation or difficult laryngoscopy, Cormack-Lehane grade >2) 4. Congenital malformations involving the respiratory tract 5. Cervical spine disease 6. Upper respiratory tract symptoms in the previous 14 days 7. Preoperative sore throat 8. Patients with non-German-speaking parents or refusing to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oropharyngeal leak pressure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. First attempt success rate 2. Time necessary for completion of first attempt 3. Insertion success of a gastric catheter 4. Fiberoptic laryngeal view 5. Adverse events | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed