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A study comparing Upper Airway Ultrasonography and End Tidal Capnography in rapid confirmation of Endotracheal Tube placement

Comparison of Upper Airway Ultrasonography and End Tidal Capnography in rapid confirmation of Endotracheal Tube placement in patient undergoing Elective surgeries under General Anaesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046528
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-10-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical college Hospital and Research centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who give valid informed consent 2.Patients belonging to ASA grade I and II 3.Patients of either sex, between the age group 18 to 80 years 4.Patients undergoing elective surgeries under General anaesthesia with endotracheal tube placement.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of prior difficult bag and mask ventilation or difficult intubation 2.Anticipated difficult airway or difficult intubation during pre anaesthetic examination with Mallampati grades III and above 3.History of prior oroâ??nasal or neck injuries, burns or scars 4.Active oral, pharyngeal or tracheal infection or inflammatory changes. 5.Lung parenchymal and pleural diseases, Examples: Asthma, COPD, Bronchiestasis, Reactive lung diseases, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Pleural effusion, Pneumothorax lung or Pleural malignancy 6.Full stomach or patients at risk of aspiration, e.g. Pregnancy 7.Patients with known oesophageal pathology, e.g. Oesophageal stricture, Carcinoma, Tracheoesophaeal fistula

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total time taken to complete Upper airway USG and End tidal CapnographyTimepoint: Duration of procedure- 5 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-Confirmation of ETT position using Upper airway USG and End tidal Capnography -Compare the Accuracy of Ultrasound Technique for Confirmation of Endotracheal Intubation with End tidal Capnography -Strength of agreement between Upper airway USG and End tidal CapnographyTimepoint: Outcome assessed within 15 minutes

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArthi A

Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research centre

drarthimd@gmail.com7895683205

Outcome results

None listed

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