Ultrasound and Paediatric Endotracheal Tube Size

Heidelberg University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Uncuffed Endotracheal Intubation

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasonography of the trachea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01535300

S234/2010

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of ultrasound in paediatric patients to compare the correct size of an uncuffed endotracheal tube (ETT) with the minimal transverse tracheal diameter (MTTD) measured by ultrasound and with tube size predicted by different age-related formulas.

The investigators hypothesize that a prediction of pediatric ETT is possible with the ultrasonographic measurement of the MTTD.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• written informed consent
• children <= 5 years of age
• elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• missing informed consent
• allergy to ultrasound gel

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Elective pediatric surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasonography of the trachea