Preoperative Prediction of Difficult Airway in Children
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Preoperative Clinical Airway Assessment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pediatric Anesthesia, Difficult Laryngoscopy. Basic parameters: 1 Day — 12 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Prediction of Difficult Airway in Pediatric Patients Using Preoperative Clinical Parameters
Overview
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative clinical airway assessment parameters for difficult airway management in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia. Preoperative clinical measurements and bedside airway tests will be recorded, and their association with intraoperative airway outcomes, including difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation, will be analyzed. Difficult laryngoscopy will be defined as Cormack-Lehane grade III-IV, while secondary outcomes will include difficult intubation, difficult mask ventilation, and airway-related complications. The study seeks to identify clinically applicable predictors and improve preoperative risk stratification for pediatric airway management. The findings may contribute to safer anesthetic practice in children by facilitating early identification of patients at increased airway risk.
Interventions
- Other Preoperative Clinical Airway Assessment
Preoperative clinical airway assessment including bedside airway examination and anthropometric measurements performed as part of routine anesthetic evaluation, without any additional intervention beyond standard clinical practice.
Primary outcome measures
- Difficult Laryngoscopy [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- First-Attempt Intubation Success [Time frame: Perioperative/Periprocedural]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pediatric patients aged 0-12 years
- Scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation under general anesthesia
- ASA physical status I-III
- Written informed consent obtained from parent(s) or legal guardian(s)
Exclusion criteria
- Patients older than 12 years
- ASA physical status IV or higher
- Emergency situations that do not allow systematic documentation of the airway management process
- Presence of a congenital or acquired tracheostomy
- Surgical procedures planned to be performed using a supraglottic airway without endotracheal intubation
- Surgical procedures planned to be performed using face mask ventilation without endotracheal intubation
- Inability to obtain parental or legal guardian consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital — Ankara
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07384611 · AEŞH-EK-2026-009