Comparing a Horizontal Ultrasound Technique With a Palpation Technique for Localising the Cricothyroid Membrane
- Conditions
- Airway Identification
- Interventions
- Other: ultrasound
- Registration Number
- NCT02271763
- Lead Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
- Brief Summary
The investigators will be comparing a traditional palpation (feeling) technique with an ultrasound technique for finding a specific part of the neck.
- Detailed Description
This study compares a traditional palpation (feeling) technique with an ultrasound technique for finding a specific part of the neck. Finding this part of the neck is important for anesthesiologists in emergencies and can sometimes be difficult. We would like to determine if using ultrasound is easier and more reliable than examining the neck by hand. Newer methods using ultrasound have not been studied in detail in the pregnant population.
This study aims to describe a simple technique for identifying the cricothyroid membrane. The secondary aim is to determine how ultrasound compares to palpation in pregnant women at term.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 37
- term pregnancy
- 19yrs and older
- preterm pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Palpating neck ultrasound Subjects will have their neck palpated by an anesthesiologist to locate their cricothyroid membrane Ultrasound neck ultrasound Subjects will have their neck scanned with ultrasound by an anesthesiologist to locate their cricothyroid membrane
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Airway localization 10 minutes Subjects necks' will be palpated and then scanned using ultrasound
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
BC Women's Hospital
🇨🇦Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada