Influence of Head Positioning on the Movement of the Endotracheal Tube

Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention Clinical Trial

Official title: Influence of Head Positioning on the Movement of the Endotracheal Tube

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and measure the movement of the endotracheal tube depending on the type and the amount of movement of the head of the patient intubated using a flexible fiberoptic.

Clinical Trial Description

We performed a maximal head-neck movement trial on 50 adult patients, American Society of Anaesthesiologists 1 or 2. Patients with body mass index N35 kg · m−2, height b150 cm, airway malformations, pulmonary diseases, difficulties in neck flexion or extension, previous ENT surgery or radiotherapy, gastroesophageal reflux, or dental instability were excluded from the study.

We measured the change in distance between the ETT tip and the carina, using a fiberscope through the ETT. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention

• NCT number: NCT01888679
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Lausanne Hospitals
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2012
• Completion date: March 2013