Low and High Flow Suctioning in Intubated Infants

Description

Preterm and term intubuted infants in the NICU will undergo two sequential suctioning procedures: a new, FDA-approved suction device called EXSALTA (ED) and the standard conventional wall (SCW). The physiological consequences, i.e. changes in heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), cerebral oxygenation (C-rSO2), and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (C-FOE) between ED and SCW ETT tracheal suctioning system in both open and closed catheter system settings will be evaluated using a randomized cross over design in preterm and term infants receiving mechanical ventilation via an ETT. This study will evaluate the hypothesis that there will be significantly lower variations in HR, SpO2, C-rSO2, and C-FOE during ETT suctioning with ED compared to SCW suctioning systems under both open and close ETT suction settings.

Conditions

Respiratory Failure

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Preterm and term intubuted infants in the NICU will undergo two sequential suctioning procedures: a new, FDA-approved suction device called EXSALTA (ED) and the standard conventional wall (SCW). The physiological consequences, i.e. changes in heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), cerebral oxygenation (C-rSO2), and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (C-FOE) between ED and SCW ETT tracheal suctioning system in both open and closed catheter system settings will be evaluated using a randomized cross over design in preterm and term infants receiving mechanical ventilation via an ETT. This study will evaluate the hypothesis that there will be significantly lower variations in HR, SpO2, C-rSO2, and C-FOE during ETT suctioning with ED compared to SCW suctioning systems under both open and close ETT suction settings.

Physiological Consequences of Low and High Flow Endotracheal Suctioning Devices in Intubated Preterm and Term Infants

Low and High Flow Suctioning in Intubated Infants

Condition
Respiratory Failure
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New York

Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 10032-3720

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Preterm and term infants with birth weight more than 1000g receiving ETT suctioning
  • * Infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease and cardiac rhythm disorders (arrythmias) will be excluded from the study.

Ages Eligible for Study

to 28 Days

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Columbia University,

Rakesh Sahni, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Columbia University

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31