A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway with the oropharyngeal airway and facemask to achieve manual ventilation in children as performed by critical care and anaesthetic nurses

Completed

• Conditions: Children undergoing ASA I or II surgery or an MRI scan; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN38042170
• Lead Sponsor: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged between 6 months and 8 years scheduled for anaesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I and II surgery or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
2. Patients who would routinely have an LMA inserted

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with an expected difficult airway
2. Patients with oesophageal reflux
3. Patients under 6 months
4. Patients 9 years or older

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chest excursion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Minute volume achieved by nurse and anaesthetist<br>2. Time to first breath<br>3. Mean inhaled and exhaled tidal volume