Identifying Cricothyroid Membrane With Ultrasound

Learning Curve of Inexperienced Trainees for Identifying Cricothyroid Membrane With Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04457414

Enrollment

150

Registered

2020-07-07

Start date

2020-06-30

Completion date

2021-02-05

Last updated

2021-02-09

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Conditions

Ultrasound

Brief summary

Cannot-intubate cannot-ventilate situations in healthy children are uncommon but are often associated with poor outcome. We studied the learning curves of inexperienced trainees for identifying cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound in pediatric patients. After watching an instructional video, 30 trainees performed 5 cricothyroid membrane identification on pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia. We analysed their learning curves relative to performance time and ultrasound anatomy of cricothyroid membrane and relative structures.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* previous history of tracheostomy * previous history of operation on neck

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Performance time for identifying cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound	from immediately after anesthetic induction to end of surgery

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ultrasound anatomy of cricothyroid membrane	from immediately after anesthetic induction to end of surgery	depth from skin surface, thickness, diameter, relative vessels

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results