NCT01691222

Tracheostomy in ICU With a Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube

Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Intensive Care Unit With a Dedicated Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Genova · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 82 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Percutaneous tracheostomy in Intensive care unit (ICU) is performed with the use of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope inside the conventional single lumen endotracheal tube owned by the patients. This situation may lead to many disadvantages for ventilation and airway protection of critically ill patients during the procedures. The use of double lumen endotracheal tube dedicated to the percutaneous tracheostomies may: 1. improve the ventilation of patients during the procedure, 2. protect the posterior tracheal wall from damage related to the different step of tracheostomies, 3. protect the lungs from blood and secretions coming down from the chosen site of tracheostomy. So the aim of this study is to evaluate the oxygenation, gas exchange, ventilation and complications of percutaneous tracheostomies performed in ICU with a dedicated double lumen endotracheal tube.

Conditions

• Acute Respiratory Failure
• Heart Failure
• Neurological Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Double lumen endotracheal tube tracheostomy	Percutaneous tracheostomy in this study will be performed with the use of a dedicated double-lumen endotracheal tube. The dedicated double-lumen endotracheal tube (Deas S.R.L, Italy) has an upper and a lower lumen. The upper one will be occupied by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope while the lower one is exclusively dedicated to patient ventilation during the procedure. The lower lumen has a a semi-elliptical cross section. This tube will be placed in the patient airway with a direct laryngoscopy. After this intubation, a percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy will be performed with the standard techniques recognised in the literature.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2012-09-24
• Last updated: 2013-07-03

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy