Intubation Complication
Conditions
Keywords
endotracheal intubation, confirmation, ultrasonography
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to compare tracheal ultrasound with direct visualization of tracheal rings for the confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in intubated patients. We hypothesize that this method is more reliable, cheap, and readily available for all emergency physicians.
Detailed description
Confirmation of the ETT placement has utmost importance in the management of airway in emergency medicine (EM). Visual examination of the tube (fogging), auscultation, chest x-ray, capnography, capnometry and fiberoptic bronchoscopy are the main tools used for confirmation with increasing diagnostic utilities. Recently, tracheal ultrasonography (US) was introduced as a reliable, cheap and readily available method of confirmation of ETT placement.
Interventions
DEVICETracheal ultrasonography
Tracheal ultrasonography
Sponsors
Marmara University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* adults (\>=18 years) * intubated in the ED * during the shifts of the researchers (TM, OFC).
Exclusion criteria
* anatomical, traumatic or tumoral defect(s) at the site of sonographic imaging
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence of endotracheal tube in trachea | Immediately after the intubation process | Whether the endotracheal tube is in the trachea or not |
Outcome results
None listed