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Ballotobility technique to know midtracheal position of endotracheal tube-confirming with fibreoptic bronchoscope

Ballotability of cuff to confirm midtracheal position of endotracheal tube correlating with gold standard-fibreoptic bronchoscope-an observational study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/081222
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-02-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy: Ballotability of cuff to be checked after intubation at 0 secs and confirming mid tracheal position of trachea using fiberoptic bronchoscope within 10 mins of s

Sponsors

Dr G S Proktha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA Physical status 1 and 2 scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for emergency surgery Patients with BMI more than 30 Patients with difficult airway Patients with front of neck swelling Patients with congenital facial and tracheal anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.distance between endotracheal tube proximal cuff to vocal cord:4-5cmsTimepoint: baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
safety of patients by confirming mid tracheal position of tubeTimepoint: baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactG S Proktha

ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR

10drdeepak@gmail.com9980050864

Outcome results

None listed

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