Objective Pre-oxygenation in paediatric EmeRgent Airway management (OPERA): assessing the efficacy of pre-oxygenation techniques - A prospective cohort study.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Emergency intubation
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

Registration Number: ACTRN12624000426583

Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast Health

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Each participant must meet all the following criteria to be enrolled in this study:
•Less than 11 years old at the time of recruitment
•Have no current illnesses or infections
•Has a legally acceptable representative capable of understanding the informed consent document and providing consent on the participant’s behalf

Exclusion Criteria

Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
•Known cyanotic congenital heart disease
•Known chronic lung disease
•Acute respiratory illness
•Coryzal symptoms within preceding 7 days
•Fever or oxygen requirement within the preceding 7 days

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is the proportion of patients with an FeO2 > 90% at the end of 3 minutes of preoxygenation which is assessed using a gas sampling line attached to each device.[ 3 minutes for each intervention (4 interventions assessed for each participant) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured FeO2 at the end of 3 minutes of preoxygenation which is assessed using a gas sampling line attached to each device.[ 3 minutes for each intervention (4 interventions assessed for each participant) ];FeO2 value at 3 minutes of preoxygenation which is assessed using a gas sampling line attached to each device.[ 3 minutes for each intervention (4 interventions assessed for each participant) ];ORi at 3 minutes of preoxygenation which is measured using a pulse oximeter [ 3 minutes for each intervention (4 interventions assessed for each participant) ];Time taken to return to ORi = 0 after removal of pre-oxygenation which is measured using a pulse oximeter [ To be measured until ORi returns to 0 ]