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The position of the tube which is placed into the windpipe is confirmed by watching movement of the membranes covering the lung surface by using ultrasound machine and also by listening to lung sounds by using stethoscope in patients undergoing surgery

Confirmation of endotracheal intubation by ultrasonic sliding lung sign and auscultation in normal and overweight surgical patients: A Comparative Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/029770
Enrollment
90
Registered
2020-12-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided confirmation of endotracheal tube placement: time taken for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement with ultrasonic lung sliding vs auscultation in normal weight a

Sponsors

St Johns Medical College Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 20-59yrs 2. Patients coming for elective surgeries under general anesthesia 3. ASA physical status I and II patients 4. Modified mallampati class 1 and 2 having no pulmonary co morbidities

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with ASAIII and IV 2. Patients with anticipated difficult airway 3. Patients with significant cardiac and pulmonary illness 4. Patients those require nasal intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The time taken for confirming endotracheal tube placement using ultrasound vs auscultation method in normal and overweight patientsTimepoint: 2-3 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Accuracy of Ultrasonic lung sliding sign over auscultation method to rule out endobroncheal intubationTimepoint: 5 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Moses Charles Dsouza

St Johns Medical College Hospital

drmosescharlesdsouza@gmail.com7829000524

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026