Observational study to see if we should routinely measure the cuff pressure on cuffed endotracheal tubes in childre
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- All infants and children upto 12 years of age requiring placement of endotracheal tubes for elective surgical procedures
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/07/007079
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Infants and children upto 12 years of age undergoing elective surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Children more than 12 years of age.
Children undergoing emergency surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To see if our current practice of MOV(minimal occlusive volume) technique of cuff inflation ensures that the cuff pressures are in the safe range of less than 20cm of H2O.Timepoint: Immediately after intubation, thereafter every hourly till the end of surgery and just prior to extubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.The number of times the cuff has to be inflated or deflated during the surgery <br/ ><br>2.To identify various factors that may cause the change in intracuff pressure of endotracheal tubes <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During the intraoperative period