Pediatric Elective Intubation With and Without Muscle Relaxation Utilizing the Shikani Optical Stylet
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2008-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators' primary specific aims are to demonstrate that:
1. Pediatric patients with normal airways, undergoing elective surgical procedures, can be
successfully intubated when deeply sedated, without the use of muscle relaxants using
the Shikani Optical Stylet.
2. Shikani intubation of pediatric patients is equally effective in children that are
deeply sedated or paralyzed as evidenced by a non-significant difference in:
- Time to intubation (defined as no more than a 30 second time difference between the
two groups);
- Incidence of adverse events.