Accuracy of Bedside Upper Airway Ultrasonography versus Standard Auscultation for assuring the location of Endotracheal Tube after tracheal intubatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- tracheal intubation
- Registration Number
- PACTR201802003066353
- Lead Sponsor
- sherif kamal arafa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
adult patients of ASA grade I and II and were assigned for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria included presence of severe neck trauma, neck mass, scar of previous neck surgery, anatomic neck distortion, limited neck extension, abnormal airway anatomy and obesity. Patients need emergency intubation or with high risk of aspiration and severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal disease were excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.The diagnosis of ETT position; tracheal or esophageal 2.The accuracy of diagnosis using either SA standard auscultatory method or UA-US in comparison to WC. 3.time consumed till approaching the diagnosis
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time consumed till approaching the diagnosis and recording blood pressure and heart rate readings and O2 saturation immediately, 5-min and 15-min after intubation.