Comparison of Ultrasonographic method with Age-based formula for estimation of paediatric cuffed endotracheal tube size.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/04/018755
- Lead Sponsor
- Rainbow childrens hospitals and birth right
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
ASA grades I & II.
Informed consent obtained from parents/ guardians
Patients scheduled to undergo elective surgeries under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Emergency procedures
2. Anticipated difficult airway
3. Presence of neck mass
4. Unstable cardiopulmonary condition
5. Pre-existing laryngeal or tracheal pathology
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Estimation of appropriate sized ett tube using Age based formula and Ultrsonographic method.Timepoint: During preoxygenation,appropriate size endotracheal tube will be determined by either method and intubated.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method First attempt success rates.Timepoint: Noted after assessing appropriateness by airleak test.