COMPARING ULTRASOUND MACHINE PROBES IN CONFIRMING ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATORY TUBE PLACEMENT

Linear and curvilinear ultrasound transducers for confirmation of endotracheal intubation in the emergency department- A comparative study - UTCEI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/12/029810

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 2- Placement

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any patient more than 18 year of age attending Emergency Medicine Department and undergoing endotracheal intubation for airway or breathing management.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age <18 year Patient in cardiac arrest with ongoing CPR Overt tracheal injury Open thoracic wound Patient requiring surgical airway

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparability of linear and curvilinear transducers in correctly identifying endotracheal intubation in terms of speed and reliabilityTimepoint: 18 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean operator confidence while using both transducers, time taken for correctly identifying the placement of ET tube by left lung sliding by either transducersTimepoint: 18 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrDipin Dinesh

JUBILEE MISSION MEDICAL COLLEGE

drpcr77@gmail.com9846022336

Outcome results