The position of the tube which is placed into the windpipe is confirmed by watching movement of the membranes covering the lung surface by using ultrasound machine and also by listening to lung sounds by using stethoscope in patients undergoing surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/12/029770
- Lead Sponsor
- St Johns Medical College Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age: 20-59yrs
2. Patients coming for elective surgeries under general anesthesia
3. ASA physical status I and II patients
4. Modified mallampati class 1 and 2 having no pulmonary co morbidities
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with ASAIII and IV
2. Patients with anticipated difficult airway
3. Patients with significant cardiac and
pulmonary illness
4. Patients those require nasal intubation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time taken for confirming endotracheal tube placement using ultrasound vs auscultation method in normal and overweight patientsTimepoint: 2-3 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Accuracy of Ultrasonic lung sliding sign over auscultation method to rule out endobroncheal intubationTimepoint: 5 minutes