ltrasound or landmark for identification of the cricothyroid membrane.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Airway managementCannot intubate, cannot oxygenateCricothyroidotomyAnaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12617000612314
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Christopher Partyka
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
Emergency department patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years, requiring computed tomography of the cervical spine for any indication.
Exclusion Criteria
GCS <15, inability to provide informed consent, haemodynamic instability, anterior neck wound or cellulitis, Cervical spine injury excluded by use of clinical decision rule (ie. NEXUS or Canadian C- spine Rule).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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