Clinical trial NCT05937516: Guidewire Use in Nasotracheal Intubation
Official title: Guidewire Use for Nasopharyngeal Passage in Pediatric Nasotracheal Intubation: A Randomized Prospective Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Epistaxis Nosebleed
Pharyngeal Bleeding
Keywords: Airway management
Intubation complication
Nasotracheal intubation
Nasal bleeding
Lead sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-10
Enrollment: 90
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: During nasotracheal intubation, nasopharyngeal trauma and associated bleeding may occur. The investigators think that some of this bleeding is due to trauma to the posterior wall of the nasopharynx. The investigators designed this study, thinking that if nasopharyngeal posterior wall trauma can be prevented, some of these bleedings can be prevented.

Detailed description: Nasotracheal intubation (NTI) is a frequently used airway management method in pedodontic dental treatments performed under general anesthesia. However, nasopharyngeal trauma and associated bleeding are common during conventional NTI. In this study, the investigators aimed to examine the effect of angling the end of the endotracheal tube (ETT) by placing a guide wire inside the ETT on nasopharyngeal bleeding.

The patients included in the study were randomized into two groups. In the control group (Group C), NTI will be done conventionally. In the study group (Group S), a guide wire will be inserted into the ETT before intubation and angled 100-120 degrees to the distal end (in the shape of a hockey stick). The angulation will not be sharp but slightly curved and the apex of the angulation will be 2.5-3 cm proximal from the distal end. The ETT will be positioned perpendicular to the face and inserted into the nostril. After the angled part of the ETT passes through the nostrils, it will be directed to caudally according to the angle given to the tip of the ETT. Meanwhile, the ETT will be moved as a whole to prevent the ETT tip from contacting the posterior wall of the nasopharynx. When the ETT tip reaches the oropharynx, the guidewire will be removed and the rest of the intubation will be completed as in the conventional method.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 2-12 years old
* American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III
* Patients with elective dental surgery
* Patients whose parents have accepted informed consent forms
* Patients without previous nasopharyngeal anomalies
* Patients without previous nasopharyngeal surgeries
* Patients without upper airway infections

Exclusion Criteria:

* Under 2 or over 12 years old
* Emergency surgeries
* Patients whose parents have not accepted informed consent forms
* Patients with previous nasopharyngeal anomalies
* Patients with previous nasopharyngeal surgeries
* Patients with upper airway infections

Primary outcomes:
measure: Presence of blood in oropharynx or on the endotracheal tube
timeFrame: In the first minute after intubation
measure: Presence of blood in oropharynx or on the endotracheal tube
timeFrame: In the fifth minute after intubation
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Fatih
country: Turkey
facility: Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine
state: Istanbul
Study officials:
affiliation: Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine
name: asim esen, Asst Prof
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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