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NCT Number: NCT04573790

A Modified Rabbit Training Model for Establishing an Emergency Front of Neck Airway in Children

A "cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate" (CICO) situation is rare in paediatric anaesthesia, but can always occur in children under certain emergency situations. There is a paucity of literature on specific procedures for securing an emergency invasive airway in children under the age of 6 years. A modified emergency Front Of Neck Access (eFONA) technique using a rabbit cadaver model was developed to teach invasive airway protection in a CICO situation in children.

After watching an instructional video of our eFONA technique (tracheotomy, initial intubation with Frova catheter over which an endotracheal tube is inserted), 29 anaesthesiologists will perform two separate attempts on rabbit cadavers. The primary outcome is the success rate and the performance time overall and in subgroups of trained and untrained participants.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency Front of Neck Airway in Children

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Childrens Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Children's Research Centre

Zurich, 8032, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Anesthesiologists working at the department of Anesthesia at University Children's Hospital Zurich

Exclusion criteria

  • n.a.

Treatment and study plan

eFONA

Procedure

Surgical Tracheotomy

Primary outcomes

  1. Sucess rate

    Time frame: during study period, approx 15min

    Correct positioning of the endotracheal tube in to the trachea

  2. Performance time

    Time frame: during study period, max 240 sec

    Time needed to complete the surgical tracheotomy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Secondary injuries

    Time frame: during study period, approx 15min

    paratracheal placement of the ETT, perforation of the back wall or complete rupture of the trachea

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 5, 2020
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2020

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