Endotracheal Tube (ETT) Cuff Pressure Study in the Emergency Department (ED)

Completed

• Conditions: Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Pediatric Emergency
• Interventions: Device: Cuffed ETT

• Registration Number: NCT02160522
• Lead Sponsor: Edward Ferenczy

Brief Summary

Our study will measure the pressure of the endotracheal tube cuff in intubated patients in the emergency department.

Detailed Description

Although manometers are available for the purpose of measuring ETT intra-cuff pressures, they are not currently in use at our institution's Emergency Department. This prospective cohort study will endeavor to determine the incidence of unacceptably high ETT cuff pressures in the ED, laying the foundation for follow up studies on patient outcomes and the potential need for more careful management of intra-cuff pressures in the ED.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-10
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2015-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

• cuffed ETT in place on arrival in the ED
• cuffed ETT placed while in the ED

Exclusion Criteria

• ETT cuff electively left deflated by practitioner
• Uncuffed ETT used

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cuffed ETT	Cuffed ETT	Patients that are intubated with a cuffed endotracheal tube.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cuff pressure	One time in the ED prior to discharge to the ICU	One measurement of the ETT cuff pressure after intubation in the emergency department.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States