Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Pediatric Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm; Intubation Complication; Intracranial Pressure Increase; Airway Complication of Anesthesia

• Registration Number: NCT05445271
• Lead Sponsor: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Brief Summary

Endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask are generally applied to secure the airway during general anesthesia. There is a widespread opinion among anesthesiologists that endotracheal intubation increases intracranial pressure. Since there were no non-invasive methods measuring intracranial pressure in the past, adequate studies on this subject could not be done. With this measurement, we aimed to show whether ETT or LMA applications have effects on intracranial pressure.

Detailed Description

In normal pediatric patients with closed fontanelles, the contents of the central nervous system are almost compressed into the skull and spinal canal. Intracranial pressure is created and constant by the total volume of brain, CSF, and blood within the skull. Increased intracranial pressure can be measured with an intraventricular catheter, transducers, and a subarachnoid bolt. By measuring the diameter of the optic nerve sheath with ultrasonography, we can find out whether there is an increase in intracranial pressure non-invasively.

Endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask are generally applied to secure the airway during general anesthesia. There is a widespread opinion among anesthesiologists that endotracheal intubation increases intracranial pressure. Since there were no non-invasive methods measuring intracranial pressure in the past, adequate studies on this subject could not be done. With this measurement, we aimed to show whether ETT or LMA applications have effects on intracranial pressure.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-29
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study Start: 2022-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-06
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 2-18 years
2. Patients undergoing general anesthesia
3. Patients who agreed to be included
4. ASA I-III

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those with any eye pathology
2. Those with intracranial pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement at pediatric patients	6 months	to show whether endotracheal intubation or LMA applications with optic nerve sheath diameter measurement, which is a completely non-invasive method, have effects on intracranial pressure.