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ltrasonography measurement of glottic transverse diameter and subglottic diameter to predict endotracheal tube size in childre

Completed
Conditions
ultrasoundglotticsubglotticuncuffendotracheal tubechildren
ultrasound
glottic
subglottic
uncuff
endotracheal tube
children
Registration Number
TCTR20191022002
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
95
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 1 - 8 years
2. ASA class I-III
3. Elective surgery and requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal tube

Exclusion Criteria

1. Conditions known or suspected to predispose them to laryngeal or tracheal pathology
2. Conditions expected difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation, such as huge neck mass
3. Patients with risk of aspiration that require rapid sequence induction
4. Their parents/ guardians do not allow them to be part of the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of Subglottic Transverse Diameter and actual uncuff endatracheal tube size 1 time (After induction of general anesthesia, before intubation) Ultrasound
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of glottic opening and actual uncuff endatracheal tube size 1 time (After induction of general anesthesia, before intubation) Ultrasound
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