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NCT06667336

The Impact of Suctioning on Oxygenation During RSI in the Emergency Department

Completed NA Last updated 13 January 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing intermittent suction in RSI in 76 participants. Completed in 28 October 2024.

Timeline
1 September 2021
Primary endpoint
31 May 2024
28 October 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorMaimonides Medical Center
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposeprevention
Enrollment76
Start date1 September 2021
Primary completion31 May 2024
Estimated completion28 October 2024
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Maimonides Medical Center

Who can join

Adults 18 to 120, any sex, with RSI. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) is a common procedure in Emergency Departments (ED). However, it is a high-risk procedure and has been associated with significant complications including hypoxia, hypotension, airway trauma, aspiration, and death. Specifically, hypoxic episodes during intubation can lead to poor outcomes such as dysrhythmias, haemodynamic compromise, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest, and is therefore of primary concern during any intubation procedure. Aspiration is a serious adverse event and potential cause of hypoxia during RSI and can lead to poor patient outcomes downstream of the procedure. The reported incidence of aspiration during RSI in the ED ranges from 3 to 8% in the ED population. In order to achieve an optimal view of the glottis and prevent pulmonary aspiration of fluids in the oropharynx, providers apply suction prior to and during laryngoscopy, using a Yankauer or large-bore suction catheter. There is currently significant variation in suctioning during laryngoscopy, with some providers using very little suction as needed to clear heavy fluids (judicious suctioning), while others utilise suction aggressively (lead with suction) and as a part of their routine laryngoscopy technique. Evidence suggests inline suction on already-intubated patients accelerates desaturation, but we are aware of no studies examining the impact suctioning has on the speed of desaturation during emergent endotracheal intubation. This pilot study aims to compare the effects of intermittent, as-needed "judicious" suctioning versus aggressive "continuous" (lead with) suctioning on oxygenation during rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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