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Shane George1,2,3,4,5, Susan Humphreys3, Tara Williams3, Ben Gelbart6,7, Arjun Chavan8, Katie Rasmussen9,10, Anusha Ganeshalingham11, Simon Erickson12, Subodh Suhas Ganu13, Nitesh Singhal14, Kelly Foster4,10, Brenda Gannon15, Kristen Gibbons3, Luregn J Schlapbach3, Marino Festa5,14, Stuart Dalziel4,11,16, Andreas Schibler3,5.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Emergency intubation of children with abnormal respiratory or cardiac physiology is a high-risk procedure and associated with a high incidence of adverse events including hypoxemia. Successful emergency intubation is dependent on inter-related patient and operator factors. Preoxygenation has been used to maximise oxygen reserves in the patient and to prolong the safe apnoeic time during the intubation phase. Transnasal Humidified Rapid Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) prolongs the safe apnoeic window for a safe intubation during elective intubation. We designed a clinical trial to test the hypothesis that THRIVE reduces the frequency of adverse and hypoxemic events during emergency intubation in children and to test the hypothesis that this treatment is cost-effective compared with standard care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The Kids THRIVE trial is a multicentre randomised controlled trial performed in participating emergency departments and paediatric intensive care units. 960 infants and children aged 0-16 years requiring emergency intubation for all reasons will be enrolled and allocated to THRIVE or control in a 1:1 allocation with stratification by site, age (<1, 1-7 and >7 years) and operator (junior and senior). Children allocated to THRIVE will receive weight appropriate transnasal flow rates with 100% oxygen, whereas children in the control arm will not receive any transnasal oxygen insufflation. The primary outcomes are defined as follows: (1) hypoxemic event during the intubation phase defined as SpO2 <90% (patient-dependent variable) and (2) first intubation attempt success without hypoxemia (operator-dependent variable). Analyses will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval for the protocol and consent process has been obtained (HREC/16/QRCH/81). The trial has been actively recruiting since May 2017. The study findings will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12617000147381. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Entities:
Keywords: airway management; apnoeic oxygenation; intubation; nasal high-flow; paediatrics; transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange
Year: 2019 PMID: 30787094 PMCID: PMC6398737 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Open ISSN: 2044-6055 Impact factor: 2.692
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
| 1. Aged less than 16 years at the time of randomisation and | 1. Planned endotracheal tube changes or |
| 2. Requires emergency intubation and ventilation in the ED or PICU and | 3. Intubation is required immediately for loss of cardiac output or respiratory arrest or |
| 3. Consent can be obtained from a parent or legal guardian (prospectively or delayed) | 4. Location of intubation is outside ED or ICU or |
ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit.
Figure 1The phases of intubation are clearly defined in the protocol to ensure the intervention is applied at a standardised phase of the intubation procedure. The study allows for any method and duration of preoxygenation as per clinician standard practice, with details of preoxygenation technique and duration recorded. At the start of the intubation attempt (removal of the mask used for preoxygenation or insertion of laryngoscope blade), the intervention is applied. In the control group, all sources of apnoeic oxygen are removed at the start of intubation.
THRIVE flow rate regimen
| Weight (kg) | THRIVE flow rates |
| 0–12 | 2 L/kg/min |
| 13–15 | 30 L/min |
| 16–30 | 35 L/min |
| 31–50 | 40 L/min |
| >50 | 50 L/min |
THRIVE, transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange.
Figure 2In this study, the intubation period is defined as the start of intubation from removal of the mask used for preoxygenation and/or insertion of the laryngoscope blade and ends with successful intubation or abandonment of the attempt. Data collection continues for 5 min after intubation. The period from the start in intubation until 2 min after intubation is defined as the peri-intubation period and the period from 2 to 5 min defined as the post-intubation period. ETT, endotracheal tube.