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NCT Number: NCT02571621

Serial Usage of Combitube in Anesthesiology

Retrospective evaluation of a database of ETC routine uses during general anaesthesia.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgery

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Med. Univ. Vienna, Dept. Internal Med. I

Vienna, A1090, Austria

About this study

Background: The oesophageal-tracheal Combitube (ETC) was designed for the use in the pre-hospital setting and has proven its value both there and in difficult airway management. The ETC is a double-lumen tube and as such it enables ventilation independent of its position in either the trachea or the oesophagus. Since laryngoscopy is not necessary for positioning the ETC, it is especially favoured in pre-hospital setting, but is also used in clinical setting.

Objectives: Retrospective evaluation of a database of ETC routine uses during general anaesthesia.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patients ASA class I and II

Exclusion criteria

  • patients not able to sign informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Combitube

Device

Intubation with Combitube

Primary outcomes

  1. Success rate

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    Measurement time in seconds using a stopwatch between grasping the tube and successful intubation

Secondary outcomes

  1. BMI

    Time frame: 1hour

    Measurement of Body mass index by calculating height and weight of each patient

  2. method of insertion and size of the tube,

    Time frame: 1hour

    insertion with different intubation devices and diameters of tubes

  3. Intubator's qualification and experience in the use of the ETC;

    Time frame: 1 hour

    years of training and experience in intubators as well as use of ETC for at least 10 times

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Michael Frass

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Serial Usage of Combitube in Anesthesiology

Acronym: Combitube

Important dates

Study start
1989
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Oct 8, 2015
Registry last updated
Oct 24, 2023

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