Predictive formula for appropriate endotracheal tube size in preschool-age children

Predictive formula for appropriate endotracheal tube size in preschool-age children - Predictive formula for appropriate endotracheal tube size in preschool-age children

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000010983

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-06-17

Start date

2013-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

preshoool-age children in pediatric surgery such as inguinal hernia and cryptorchidism fusion in head and neck median fixed

Interventions

To investigate the most relevant factors to decide an appropriate size of the tracheal tube during general anesthesia in children

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Written consent is obtained Head of the median position supine position

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severely retarded children Positions other than supine Positions after bending and forward bending of the head

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tubes were replaced as necessary until a good clinical fit was obtained. We seek the significant factors among a lot of parameters such as 1.month old, 2.height, 3.weight, 4.via chest X-ray photo,two tracheal diameters, 5.via ultrasonography, the subglottic upper airway diameter, 6.gestational age, 7.weight at birth.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactOi Yumiko

National Mie Hospital Anesthesiology

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026