Palmar pressure test accuracy to confirm proper placement of the endotracheal tube
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Palmar pressure test accuracy to confirm proper placement of the endotracheal tube.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170709034978N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
ASA Class I and II
Malampati I
Elective patients
NPO for 8 hours or more
without any anatomical deformity in the chest
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnancy
emergency surgeries
suspected airway problems
patients with joint pain
osteoarthritis
heavy breast (in the supine position behind the breast on T5-T6 space)
BMI >30
COPD
asthma
congenital deformity in chest structure
ischemic patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Determination true or false intubation. Timepoint: Immediately after palm pressure. Method of measurement: Putting the balloon at the end of the tracheal tube and evaluating the air exiting.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method . Timepoint: . Method of measurement: .