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The effectiveness of ultrasonographic measurements of upper airway anatomic parameters in predicting visual laryngoscopic exposure in elderly patients

The effectiveness of ultrasonographic measurements of upper airway anatomic parameters in predicting visual laryngoscopic exposure in elderly patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400091185
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-10-22
Start date
2022-05-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-28

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Conditions

difficult airway

Interventions

the group of non-difficult laryngoscope:no
the group of difficult larygoscope:no

Sponsors

the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 88 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged =65 years old who planned to undergo elective tracheal intubation under general anesthesia in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine from May to December 2022 were selected. There is no gender limitation. ASA Class I -?.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe maxillofacial deformity, trauma and tumor; 2) anticipated difficult airway; 3) Patients with important data loss. 4) Patients who cannot cooperate to complete the examination.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Thickness of anterior cervical soft tissue;Transverse diameter of tongue;Tongue thickness;thyromental height ;hyomental distance;neck back degree;distance from skin to hyoid bone;distance from skin to epiglotlis;tongue area;tongue volume;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZeng Jianhua

Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine

623523655@qq.com+86 136 3908 7485

Outcome results

None listed

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