Swapping breathing tubes before waking for safer recovery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at whether replacing a breathing tube (endotracheal tube) with a mask-like device (laryngeal mask airway) before the child wakes up from anesthesia can make recovery smoother and safer.
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Who can take part
- Children between newborn and 16 years old
- Weigh at least 11 pounds (5 kilograms)
- Having planned surgery under general anesthesia with a breathing tube in place
- Not have a very serious heart or lung condition
- Have a normal, not difficult, airway
- Not scheduled for major airway surgery or bronchoscopy
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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