Estimating neonatal oral endotracheal tube depth of insertion using weight or suprasternal palpation of the tip
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Endotracheal intubation of the newborn infantNeonatal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13570106
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Maternity Hospital
- Brief Summary
2020 results in http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-317328 (added 09/06/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 118
Inclusion Criteria
Newborn infants of any gestational age and either gender intubated in NIC
Exclusion Criteria
Infants with upper airway anomalies (e.g. Pierre-Robin sequence) or lung abnormalities (e.g. congenital diaphragmatic hernia) that may distort the upper airway anatomy and alter the position of the ETT tip on CXR
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ETT tip in correct position (between upper border of T1 and lower border of T2) on chest X-ray (CXR) taken to confirm position immediately after intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. ETT tip above T1 on CXR taken to confirm position immediately after intubation<br> 2. ETT tip below T2 on CXR taken to confirm position immediately after intubation<br> 3. Number of extubations before CXR<br> 4. Repositioning of ETT following CXR<br> 5. Air leaks (pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pulmonary interstitial emphysema) occurring before hospital discharge (will vary for participants, usually depending on gestational age at birth)<br> 6. Duration of ventilation, assessed before hospital discharge<br> 7. Oxygen therapy at 28 days of life<br> 8. Oxygen therapy at 36 weeks corrected gestational age<br> 9. Death before discharge from hospital<br>