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The Safety and Efficacy of Supraglottic Airway Use in Children

Conditions
Supraglottic Airway Use in Children
Interventions
Device: Supraglottic Airway Device
Registration Number
NCT02202174
Lead Sponsor
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Brief Summary

This purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness, risk factors, and complications associated with use of supraglottic airway devices for primary airway maintenance during routine anesthesia in children.

Detailed Description

This study aims to understand the efficacy of supraglottic airway (SGA) use in children in a tertiary care Children's Hospital.

Observational data regarding the type of SGA, experience level of practitioner, placement technique, number of placement attempts or placement failure, device failure, and cause of any related peri-operative complications will be prospectively collected.

The data collected in this study will allow the investigators to assess the overall safety and efficacy of SGA use in various medical and surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia in children.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children undergoing anesthesia with use of a supraglottic airway device as a primary means of oxygenation & ventilation
Exclusion Criteria
  • N/A

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Supraglottic Airway DeviceSupraglottic Airway DevicePatients will receive a supraglottic airway device as a primary means of ventilation. The following devices may be used: LMA Unique, LMA ProSeal, LMA Supreme, LMA Flexible, Ambu Aura-I, Ambu Aura Once, Air-Q, I-Gel, or other supraglottic airway device. Choice of the device will be clinician dependent and based on the patients body weight per manufacturer guidelines
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Supraglottic Airway Device Failureparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

Occurrence and reason for supraglottic airway device failure (ie inadequate ventilation, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, etc) will be recorded in addition to conversion to tracheal intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraoperative Complicationsparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

Time period of complication (ie during device placement, maintenance, or removal) and cause of complication (ie. dental injury, light anesthesia, regurgitation, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, aspiration, etc.) will be recorded

Postoperative Complicationsparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and 24 hours postoperatively

Complications noted postoperatively relating to reflex activation of the airway, sore throat, or hoarseness

Airway Maneuvers/interventionsparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

the number and type of airway maneuvers performed after device placement and during maintenance will be recorded

Occurrence of Inadequate Ventilationparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

cause and solution for inadequate ventilation will be recorded

Multiple Attempts to Place Supraglottic Airway Deviceparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

change in device, placement method, and provider will be recorded

Ease of Placement of Supraglottic Airway Deviceparticipants will be followed for the duration of anesthesia and after surgery, an expected average of 12 hours

Ease of placement of supraglottic airway device ranging from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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