Airway Ultrasound As an Independent Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Patients Receiving General Anesthesia for Elective Surgery

DIMITRIOS KATSAROS1 site in 1 country1,200 target enrollmentMay 1, 2023

ConditionsAirway Ultrasound

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Airway Ultrasound
Sponsor: DIMITRIOS KATSAROS
Enrollment: 1200
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Independent prognostic value of airway ultrasound in difficult laryngoscopy
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine the usefulness of pre-operative airway ultrasound in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in patients receiving general anesthesia for elective surgery. The main question it aims to answer is the independent prognostic value of pre-operative airway ultrasound.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2023

End Date

May 1, 2025

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

DIMITRIOS KATSAROS

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

DIMITRIOS KATSAROS

Dimitrios Katsaros, MD

G.Gennimatas General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•listed for elective surgery
•airway assessment is possible prior to anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

•refusal to be enrolled in study
•airway assessment is not possible prior to anesthesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Independent prognostic value of airway ultrasound in difficult laryngoscopy

Time Frame: Airway assessment prior to anesthesia, usually 1-2 days before. Statistical analysis will be conducted after all data has been gathered

Secondary Outcomes

Search of normal and pathological values in airway ultrasound measurements(Airway assessment prior to anesthesia, usually 1-2 days before. Statistical analysis will be conducted after all data has been gathered)