The Influence of Head and Neck Position on Performance of Ambu AuraGainTM in Children

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: General Anesthesia

Treatments: Device: Ambu AuraGain TM; Other: Extension; Other: Flexion; Other: Neutral position; Other: Rotation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03127683

H1704-069-844

Details and patient eligibility

About

The influence of different head and neck positions on the effectiveness of ventilation with the Ambu AuraGain airway remains unevaluated.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of different head and neck positions on ventilation with the AuraGain airway.

An AuraGain will be placed in all patients, and mechanical ventilation will be performed using a volume-controlled mode with a tidal volume of 10 ml/kg.

The expiratory tidal volume, peak inspiratory pressure, oropharyngeal leak pressure, and ventilation score will be assessed first for the neutral head position and then for the extended, flexed, and rotated head positions in a random order.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children < 7 years old who scheduled for general anesthesia using supraglottic airway

Exclusion criteria

• Children who require tracheal intubation
• Emergency operation without NPO
• History of C-spine surgery or disease
• History of Esophageal disease or surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

AuraGain group

Experimental group

Description:

An AuraGain will be placed in all patients, and mechanical ventilation will be performed using a volume-controlled mode with a tidal volume of 10 ml/kg. The expiratory tidal volume, peak inspiratory pressure, oropharyngeal leak pressure, and ventilation score will be assessed first for the neutral head position and then for the extended, flexed, and rotated head positions in a random order.

Treatment:

Other: Rotation

Other: Neutral position

Device: Ambu AuraGain TM

Other: Flexion

Other: Extension