Intubation
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this observational study is to evaluate the usefulness of Kansas University airway exam score (KU score) in predicting difficulty of placement of a breathing tube into the windpipe.
Interventions
OTHERKU Score
Exam with a max score of 10 and min score of 0. Designed as a preoperative assessment of the patient's airway.
Sponsors
University of Kansas Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-IV * Patients scheduled for a surgical or any other diagnostic or therapeutic procedure that requires endotracheal intubation (ETI)
Exclusion criteria
* Patients scheduled for an emergent surgery * Obstetric patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation between KU score and intubation difficulty scale (IDS) measure | Time between preoperative exam to after intubation, up to 3 hours | The measure is assessed during the time period between the start of preoperative examination on the day of surgery and completion of a standard tracheal intubation in the operating room. Correlation measured using the Spearman correlation coefficient. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed