Pediatric Elective Intubation With and Without Muscle Relaxation Utilizing the Shikani Optical Stylet

Summary

The investigators' primary specific aims are to demonstrate that: 1. Pediatric patients with normal airways, undergoing elective surgical procedures, can be successfully intubated when deeply sedated, without the use of muscle relaxants using the Shikani Optical Stylet. 2. Shikani intubation of pediatric patients is equally effective in children that are deeply sedated or paralyzed as evidenced by a non-significant difference in: * Time to intubation (defined as no more than a 30 second time difference between the two groups); * Incidence of adverse events.

Timeline

Start

2007-01

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2008-02

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.