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Prediction of Endotracheal Tube Size in Children by Comparing Ultrasound Based Technique versus Age Based Formula.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/07/034600
Lead Sponsor
YEKKALDEVI MANOGNYA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Consent provided by parents and guardians

2.Children aged 1-8 years of age

3.ASA physical status I and II

4.Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients whose parents are not consenting for the study

2.Patients having upper respiratory tract infection, tracheal and laryngeal pathology

3.Patients undergoing emergency surgeries

4.Patients with airway difficulties

5.Previous history of child requiring an exceptionally large or small size tube

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the Efficiency of ultrasound with age-based formula to estimate the correct size Endotracheal tube in paediatric ageTimepoint: 2 minutes of induction
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To Compare number of endotracheal tube changes in two groupsTimepoint: 0mins
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