A study to evaluate the suitable method to confirm the placement of the breathing tube in the throat.

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Measurement and Monitoring,

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/02/049926

Lead Sponsor: Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE ,Manipal

Brief Summary: Uponobtaining administrative permission and ethical committee clearance the datawill be collected from the study participants who are meeting the inclusion andexclusion criteria. Wheneverthere is elective intubation happening in red zone of emergency medicinedepartment and critical care medicine department of the selected hospital, theresearcher will explain the study objectives to the patient and upon obtainingconsent they will be enrolled in to the study. As theelective intubation is going on, the second physician will be performing the transtrachealsonography for confirming the ETT tube placement and the researcher will be notifythe time duration from the initiation of intubation procedure. Lateron, the wave form capnography also will be obtained from the same patient andnotify the time taken from the initiation of intubation procedure. Theaverage time duration of both techniques will be compared to determine the appropriatemeasure in confirming the ETT placement.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 107

Inclusion Criteria

Patients those requiring elective intubation in the emergency and critical care department.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy,Females in the reproductive age groupEmergency cases,Anatomical neck distortion due any cause (eg- surgery/ radiation therapy),Patients with subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumothorax.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Confirmation of ET Tube placement in time	At baseline, during the intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Avoid Oesophageal intubation,Confirming endotracheal tube after intubation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Kasturba Hospital
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Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Kasturba Hospital
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Vimal Krishnan S
Principal investigator
7907953224
vimal.krishnan@manipal.edu