Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Identification of the Cricothyroid Membrane
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Airway Obstruction
- Registration Number
- NCT02975791
- Lead Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Brief Summary
After a structured teaching program anaesthetists are educated in identifying the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to do so is compared with their ability to do so with palpation. In an obese volunteer
- Detailed Description
After a structured teaching program anaesthetists are educated in identifying the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to do so is compared with their ability to do so with palpation.
The purpose is to advise a propriety method for preanesthetic identification. In an obese volunteer
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- BMI > 40
- Female
Exclusion Criteria
- Age below 18
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane "2 min" The fraction of cases where the cricothyroid membrane is identified correctly
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane "2 min" The time consumed for correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane