Role of Ultrasound in assessment of cricothyroid membrane in children with respect to front of neck access- an observational study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/04/051880
- Lead Sponsor
- Viyyuri Devi Sandeep
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA 1 and 2 only
Exclusion Criteria
Children whose parents do not give consent
ASA 3 and above
Children with anatomical abnormalities in the neck due to tumour, previous surgery, burns, etc
Children in whom head extension is not advisable ex. cervical spine abnormalities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method We aim to perform ultrasound assessment of CTM in children with respect to <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>The dimensions (height and width) <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Overlap of thyroid cartilage by hyoid <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Presence of vascular structures over CTM in midline <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till sample size reaches 80
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Importance and usefulness of USG <br/ ><br>Size of the device age wise <br/ ><br>Describe the difficult nature of airway according to age <br/ ><br>Contribute to formulation of guidelines <br/ ><br>Time taken for doing the scan and its significance in safer airway management <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Upto 80 sample size