Key result
Cuffed tracheal tubes minimized surgeons' mean sevoflurane exposure (0.33 ppm) compared to laryngeal masks (1.05 ppm) and uncuffed tracheal tubes (1.79 ppm) during adenoidectomies (p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does the choice of airway device reduce surgeons' exposure to sevoflurane during paediatric adenoidectomy?
Population
60 children undergoing adenoidectomy
Comparison
Laryngeal mask or cuffed tracheal tube vs Uncuffed tracheal tube
Design
RCT, randomly allocated
Follow-up
Intraoperative
Authors
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Supports cuffed tubes to limit surgeons' occupational exposure; hypothesis-generating pending RCTs on outcomes and generalizability.
RCT (n=60)
Randomly allocated
Does the choice of airway device reduce surgeons' exposure to sevoflurane during paediatric adenoidectomy?
p-value: p=< 0.001
Cuffed tracheal tubes minimize surgeons' exposure to sevoflurane during paediatric adenoidectomies compared to uncuffed tubes or laryngeal masks.
Herzog‐Niescery et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Paediatric adenoidectomy (n=60). Cuffed tracheal tube vs. Laryngeal mask and uncuffed tracheal tube was evaluated on Average mean sevoflurane concentrations within the surgeons' operating area (p=< 0.001). Cuffed tracheal tubes minimized surgeons' mean sevoflurane exposure (0.33 ppm) compared to laryngeal masks (1.05 ppm) and uncuffed tracheal tubes (1.79 ppm) during adenoidectomies (p<0.001).
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