Incidence of difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube placement
- Conditions
- Difficulties in airway management are a significant factor contributing to anesthesia-related cardiac arrest, death, and brain injury in healthy children. The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric patients aged 0-5 undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia (GA) with endotracheal tube (ETT) placement at Srinagarind Hospital is not known.difficult laryngoscopypediatricschildrenincidence
- Registration Number
- TCTR20240619005
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children (newborns to 5 years of age) undergoing elective surgery under GA with ETT
2. ASA physical status 1-3
Exclusion Criteria
-Emergency surgery
-Previous neck surgery
-Previous Head and neck radiotherapy
-Patients with a neck mass
-Patients with history of difficult airway
-Patients with contraindications of neck movement
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of difficult laryngoscopy within 5 minutes after laryngoscopy Subjective evaluation under the direct supervision of staff anesthesiologist
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Factors associated with Grade III and IV laryngoscopic views within 12 months Data collection,Pre-anesthetic airway assessment parameters that would predict Cormack and Lehane grade III and IV laryngoscopy views within 12 months Data collection,adverse event related to difficulties during laryngoscopy, intubation, and post-intubation complications within 24 hours within 12 months Data collection