The PAWS-COVID-19 (Pediatric AirWay complicationS COVID-19) Registry

Pediatric Airway Management Complications During the COVID-19 Pandemic. An International, Multicenter, Observational Registry: The PAWS-COVID-19 (Pediatric AirWay complicationS COVID-19) Registry

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04449042

Enrollment

14835

Registered

2020-06-26

Start date

2020-04-01

Completion date

2020-10-31

Last updated

2021-10-22

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Conditions

Airway Management, COVID19

Keywords

COVID19 pediatric, intubation, anesthesia

Brief summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted anesthesia care all over the world. There remains very little data on current practice patterns and patient outcomes, particularly in anesthetized children. This is a prospective observational, multi-center study to investigate airway management related outcomes in children undergoing anesthesia during this pandemic. The investigators will compare the incidence of complications (particularly hypoxemia) in patients with COVID-19 to those who are COVID-19 negative during airway management. PAWS COVID-19 Registry https://is.gd/PEDICOVID19 Registration link https://is.gd/researchrequest

Interventions

PROCEDUREairway management during sedation or general anesthesia

airway management in children receiving sedation or general anesthesia for an elective, emergency, or urgent diagnostic or surgical procedure

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Undergoing an inpatient or outpatient procedure under general anesthesia with or without regional analgesia * Undergoing a diagnostic procedure under sedation or general anesthesia * Undergoing an urgent or emergent procedure performed during and outside of the regular operating room schedule hours.

Exclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 years. * Children admitted to the operating room already intubated * Children who require tracheal intubation for life-threatening conditions in the emergency department, intensive care, or hospital ward.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
airway complications	throughout duration of anesthetic	incidence of complications (particularly hypoxemia) in patients with COVID-19 to those who are COVID-19 negative during airway management

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
PPE	throughout duration of anesthetic	the type of PPE used by anesthetists and assistants during airway management
First pass success	during induction and intubation	compare the first attempt success rate of tracheal intubation in patients with the disease to those without the disease
airway device	throughout duration of anesthetic	type of device inserted for airway control
failed intubation	during induction of anesthesia	determine the Incidence of failed intubation
complication risk factors	during anesthetic management	determine risk factors related to complications (PPE type, Location, Age, Baseline Saturation, Induction technique, clinician type)
induction techniques	during induction of anesthesia	variability in practice for induction of anesthesia

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026