NCT01457248

Taper-shaped Cuff Endotracheal Tube Against Respiratory Infections

Effect of Endotracheal Tube With Taper-shaped Cuff on Incidence of Postoperative Pneumonia After Aortic Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 162 (actual)
• Sponsor: Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The incidence of postoperative pneumonia after aortic surgery reaches 60%. In experimental lung model, endotracheal tube with taper-shaped cuff has been shown to decrease microaspiration. This effect has never been demonstrated in patients. The investigators hypothesize that use of endotracheal tube with taper-shaped cuff decreases the incidence of postoperative pneumonia in patients after aortic surgery.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pneumonia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Endotracheal tube TaperGuard	Patients are intubated by endotracheal tube with taper-shaped cuff (TaperGuard, Mallinckrodt)
DEVICE	Endotracheal tube Hi-Contour Brandt	Patients are intubated by endotracheal tube with cylindrical-shaped cuff (Hi-Contour Brandt, Mallinckrodt)

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2011-10-21
• Last updated: 2014-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France