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High-flow Nasal Oxygenation for Open Mouth

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Anesthesia, General
Apnea
Interventions
Device: Apnea with high-flow nasal cannula
Other: Apnea
Registration Number
NCT04290728
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of high-flow nasal oxygenation on safe apnea time for children undergoing general anesthesia, with their mouth open.

Detailed Description

Oxygenation via high-flow nasal cannula is gaining popularity in various clinical settings. It is known to increase apnea time for apneic patients including children. However, high-flow nasal cannula is known to be ineffective when the patient's mouth is kept open.

When trying to intubate the patient during induction of anesthesia, the patient should be apneic with administration of neuromuscular blocking agent, and the mouth should be open for introduction of laryngoscope.

We designed a prospective randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of high-flow nasal oxygenation in the aforementioned setting for trying to intubate the patient.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children younger than 11 years old scheduled to undergo surgery under general anesthesia, with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1 or 2.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Refusal to enrollment from one or more of legal guardians of the patient
  • Children who are planned to use supraglottic airway device
  • Children with upper respiratory tract infection or pulmonary interstitial disease
  • Preterm babies under 40 weeks of postconceptual age
  • Children who are expected to have difficult airway for bag-mask ventilation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High flowApnea with high-flow nasal cannulaApply high-flow nasal oxygenation during apnea with open mouth after adequate preoxygenation. Resume bag-mask ventilation when pulse oximetry drops to 92% or pre-set apnea time has expired.
ControlApneaApply nothing during apnea with open mouth after adequate preoxygenation. Resume bag-mask ventilation when pulse oximetry drops to 92% or pre-set apnea time has expired.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Apnea timeElapsed time starting from discontinuation of oxygen to the time point that pulse oximetry first reaches 92% (not to exceed 520 seconds)

Time required for pulse oximetry to drop to 92% after start of apnea

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulse oximetryProcedure (From induction of anesthesia to end of anesthesia)

Pulse oximetry during anesthesia

Time to 100%Elapsed time starting from re-start of bag-mask ventilation at the end of apnea period to the time point that pulse oximetry first reaches 100% (estimated less than 2 minutes)

Elapsed time from re-start of bag-mask ventilation to recovery of pulse oximetry of 100% after apnea

End-tidal carbon dioxideProcedure (From induction of anesthesia to end of anesthesia)

End-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure during anesthesia

Non-invasive blood pressureProcedure (From induction of anesthesia to end of anesthesia)

Non-invasive blood pressure measured from forearm or leg

Oxygen reserve indexProcedure (From induction of anesthesia to end of anesthesia)

Oxygen reserve index measured from finger or toe

Minimum value of pulse oximetryProcedure (From induction of anesthesia to end of anesthesia)

Minimum value of pulse oximetry after re-start of bag-mask ventilation after apnea

1st value of end-tidal carbon dioxideAt expiration of the first manual ventilation after the end of the apnea period (less than 520 seconds after start of apnea period)

First measured value of end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure after re-start of bag-mask ventilation after apnea

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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