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COMPARE TWO TECHNIQUES FOR EMERGENCY FRONT OF NECK ACCESS IN CASE OF CANNOT INTUBATE CANNOT OXYGENATE SCENARIO BY USING SCALPEL AND CANNULA IN MANIKIN

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SCALPEL AND CANNULA CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY FOR EMERGENCY FRONT OF NECK ACCESS IN SIMULATED "CANNOT INTUBATE CANNOT OXYGENATE" SCENARIO- A MANIKIN STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036249
Enrollment
20
Registered
2021-09-06
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: cannula cricothyroidotomy technique: 14 gauge cannula connected to 5ml syringe filled with saline will be inserted in the midline through the skin, pretracheal tissue and cricothyroid m

Sponsors

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive careMaulana Azad Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Voluntary participants who are first year, second year, and senior residents working in the department of anesthesia, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Doctors not willing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Success rate of emergency front of neck access (eFONA) by scalpel and cannula cricothyroidectomy as determined of first effective breath i.e. visible bilateral chest expansionTimepoint: from start of procedure to visible bilateral chest expansion for individual technique separately.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Technique preference and confidence level of the participants performing the procedure.Timepoint: from starting the procedure till the end of procedure;Time taken for successful eFONA by using scalpel and cannula cricothyroidectomy.Timepoint: Time taken during procedure separately for scalpel and cannula criccothyroidectomy by an individual

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ravi Kumar

Maulana Azad Medical College

munisha.agarwal@gmail.com9718599241

Outcome results

None listed

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