Comparison of the Laryngeal Mask Ambu Aura-i Versus AirQ in Children

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intubation; Difficult

Treatments: Procedure: Intubation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01692522

093/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will evaluate the first attempt visualized blind intubation through an Ambu Aura-i versus an AirQ.

Full description

After induction of anesthesia, one of the 2 laryngeal masks (Ambu or AirQ) is going to be inserted. Following this, a tracheal tube is mounted on a fiberoptic scope with the tip of the scope behind the tip of the tube. This way, the tracheal tube is not guided by the scope, but the scope visualizes the course of the tracheal tube in the laryngeal mask and the glottic opening as if the tracheal tube was advanced blindly: Visualized blind intubation

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 0-16 years
• max 50kg
• ASA I-III

Exclusion criteria

• risk of aspiration
• known difficult airway
• congenital malformations respiratory tract

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Ambu Aura-i

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

AirQ

Active Comparator group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation