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To choose the correct size of windpipe using ultrasound.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/12/047979
Lead Sponsor
Dept of Anaesthesia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Age group 2-6years.

2.ASA I-III

3.Elective surgeries under GA

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient with any anticipated difficult airway.

2.Patient with any anatomical deformity of upper airway

3.Patient with previous surgery involving upper airway.

4.Patient with any obvious scars, mass, or ulcer which will interfere with ultrasound examination of neck.

5.Patientâ??s attenders refusal to give consent.

6.Patient with history of previous prolonged intubation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ultrasound guided estimated ETT size is accurate compared to conventional height and weight formula based calculated ETT size.Timepoint: 24 Hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ultrasound measured ETT size prevents the need of re attempts of intubation which may be harmful to the paediatric patients.Timepoint: 24 hours
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