Ultrasound Examination Versus Palpation to Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane
- Conditions
- Focus: Localizing the Cricothyroid Membrane Before Airway Management
- Registration Number
- NCT01735760
- Lead Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Brief Summary
Anesthesiologists get a course on localizing the cricothyroid membrane on a human using ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.
- Detailed Description
The ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane on patients before airway management is crucial in order to be able to follow the difficult airway algorithms.
Studies have show a high failure rate when anesthesiologists rely on palpation.
In this study Anesthesiologists get an e-learning course, get literature to study , and get a theoretical course and a hands-on course in using ultrasound for localizing the cricothyroid membrane. . Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
- being an anesthesiologist attending our airway management course
- unwillingness to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rate of success of localizing the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound and palpation december 2012 the rate of success is measured
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to localise the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography and palpation december 2012 time measure for both ultrasonographic and palpation method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark