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Application of airway ultrasound in difficult airway assessment of obese patients

Application of airway ultrasound in difficult airway assessment of obese patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400093375
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-12-03
Start date
2024-12-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

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

Conditions

Difficult airway

Interventions

Gold Standard:Videolaryngoscopic intubation and difficult airway classification
Index test:Airway ultrasound

Sponsors

the fourth affiliated hospital of china medical university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.The age ranged from 18 to 80 years; 2.BMI=28kg/?; 3.ASA grade was I-III; 4.Patients undergoing elective tracheal intubation under general anesthesia; 5.Patients with unconscious disorders who can cooperate with the examination and voluntarily sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Change the way of anesthesia patients; 2.Patients or their family members asked to withdraw; 3.Patients with subglottic stenosis affecting tracheal intubation or with a known history of difficult airway; 4.Poor quality of video image, data collection is not complete or loss of patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Median sagittal cross-sectional area of tongue ;Thickness of tongue;Width of tongue;Volume of tongue;Distance from skin to epiglottis;Preepiglottic space;Distance from skin to anterior commissure ;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Yuanyuan

the fourth affiliated hospital of china medical university

wangyuanyuan@cmu.edu.cn+86 189 0091 2987

Outcome results

None listed

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