Comparison of Ultrasound Examination and Palpation to Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane - a Randomized Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Enrollment
- 44
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- rate of success of localizing the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound and palpation
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Crossover
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •being an anesthesiologist attending our airway management course
Exclusion Criteria
- •unwillingness to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
rate of success of localizing the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound and palpation
Time Frame: december 2012
the rate of success is measured
Secondary Outcomes
- time to localise the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography and palpation(december 2012)
Investigators
Michael Seltz Kristensen
M.D.
Rigshospitalet, Denmark