Determining the optimal site of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy via distance from the cricothyroid membrane
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0002737
- Lead Sponsor
- Chungnam National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 490
Inclusion Criteria
Patient list of 3D neck CT taken at Chungnam National University Hospital for 3 years from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015
Exclusion Criteria
history of neck surgery
history of chemotherapy or radiation therapy expected to cause an anatomical variation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The distance between the cricothyriod membrane and the 2nd tracheal ring.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The relation between patients sex, height, weight and the distance between the cricothyriod membrane and the 2nd tracheal ring