Difficulties in airway management are a significant factor contributing to anesthesia-related cardiac arrest, death, and brain injury in healthy children. The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric patients aged 0-5 undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia (GA) with endotracheal tube (ETT) placement at Srinagarind Hospital is not known. difficult laryngoscopy pediatrics children incidence
Conditions
Interventions
The Cormack-Lehane (CL) scale grade 3-4 indicating difficult laryngoscopy.,The Cormack-Lehane (CL) scale grade 1-2 indicating easy laryngoscopy.
Diagnostic,Diagnostic
Difficult laryngoscopy,Easy laryngoscopy
Sponsors
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 5 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children (newborns to 5 years of age) undergoing elective surgery under GA with ETT 2. ASA physical status 1-3
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Emergency surgery -Previous neck surgery -Previous Head and neck radiotherapy -Patients with a neck mass -Patients with history of difficult airway -Patients with contraindications of neck movement
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of difficult laryngoscopy within 5 minutes after laryngoscopy Subjective evaluation under the direct supervision of staff anesthesiologist | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Factors associated with Grade III and IV laryngoscopic views within 12 months Data collection,Pre-anesthetic airway assessment parameters that would predict Cormack and Lehane grade III and IV laryngoscopy views within 12 months Data collection,adverse event related to difficulties during laryngoscopy, intubation, and post-intubation complications within 24 hours within 12 months Data collection | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactDarunee Sripadungkul
Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed