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A clinical trial to compare the accuracy of two formulae based on weight and sternal length for estimation of insertional depth of endotracheal tube in neonates undergoing surgery.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/02/031191
Lead Sponsor
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Full term neonates for surgical intervention

Exclusion Criteria

Neonates with upper airway abnormalities

Neonates with congenital malformations wherein we are unable to measure sternal length

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1 Distance from carina measured using fiberoptic bronchoscope in mm <br/ ><br>2 Five point auscultation <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1 Time taken for fiberoptic bronchoscopy in seconds <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2 Withdrawal or repositioning of endotracheal tube <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
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