CompletedNot Applicable

HEAVEN Criteria: Prediction of Difficult Airway for In- Hospital Emergency Airway Management

Switzerland2,800 participantsStarted 2021-12-01

Plain-language summary

The HEAVEN criteria were found valid to predict difficult airways during preclinical emergency intubations in a retrospective study. The acronym stands for Hypoxemia, Extremes of size, Anatomic abnormalities, Vomit/blood/fluid, Exsanguination/anaemia, and Neck mobility issues. This is a monocentric prospective observational study to assess the validity of the HEAVEN criteria in the in-hospital setting at a level I adult and pediatric emergency university-based hospital.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All consecutive patients of all ages who need an in-hospital rapid sequence intubation (RSI) performed by the staff of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine * Given general consent or delayed obtained general consent after the procedure * English, German or French speaking patients Exclusion Criteria: • Patients without informed consent

What they're measuring

Patients with first-attempt success rate of RSI

Timeframe: 1 hour

Patients with difficulty of intubation

Timeframe: 1 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04764799

SponsorThomas Riva

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-07-30

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