Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxant

Phase 2

Conditions: general anesthesia for ear-nose-throat surgery.
Chronic serous otitis media

Registration Number: IRCT201102135822N1

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria): 1)age 2-7 years, 2)ENT & Eye surgery candidate. Exclusion Criteria): 1) cardiac disease, 2)asthma and any other pulmonary disease, 3)gastroesophagial reflux, 4)morbid obesity (BMI>30) , 5)difficult tracheal expected intubation.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The ease with which the patient is intubated. Timepoint: at the time of intubation (start of anesthesia). Method of measurement: an scoring system measuring the ease/difficulty of intubation (scored by the anesthesiologist).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The ease of mask ventilation. Timepoint: after induction of general anesthesia. Method of measurement: an scoring system measuring the ease/difficulty of mask ventilation.;Vocal cord position. Timepoint: at the time of tracheal intubation. Method of measurement: an scoring system measuring the vocal cord position by anesthesiologist.;The ease of laryngoscopy. Timepoint: at the time of laryngoscopy. Method of measurement: an scoring system measuring the ease/difficulty of laryngoscopy by anesthesiologist.;Coughing. Timepoint: at the time of tracheal intubation. Method of measurement: an scoring system measuring the coughing by anesthesiologist.;Blood pressure changes. Timepoint: before and at the time of intubation,5 min after intubation. Method of measurement: non invasive blood pressure monitoring.;Heart rate changes. Timepoint: before and at the time of intubation,5 min after intubation. Method of measurement: ECG monitoring.