Comparison of two airway devices to aid breathing during percutaneous tracheostomy
Completed
- Conditions
- Percutaneous tracheostomySurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN23203142
- Lead Sponsor
- HS Lothian (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged over 18 years, either sex
2. Require a percutaneous tracheostomy as part of ongoing intensive care therapy
Exclusion Criteria
1. Aged less than 18 years
2. Patient or relative/welfare guardian refusal
3. Treating clinician refusal
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood (PaCO2) levels between start of percutaneous tracheostomy procedure and completion of tracheostomy procedure.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured during the procedure and immediately on completion of the procedure:<br>1. Combined complications (desaturation less than 92% during procedure, repositioning of airway device during procedure, loss of airway during procedure)<br>2. How many people required to help with airway maintenance<br>3. View on bronchoscopy of procedure<br>4. Time to airway ready<br>5. Total time from incision to tracheostomy placement