Difficult Airway and Ultrasonographic Evaluation

Evaluation of Neck Ultrasound Measurements as a Difficult Airway Signification

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05347121

Enrollment

120

Registered

2022-04-26

Start date

2021-09-03

Completion date

2021-11-03

Last updated

2022-04-26

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Conditions

Difficult Airway

Brief summary

In this study, it was planned to evaluate the preoperative neck ultrasonography measurements as a predictor of difficult airway in adult patients who will undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTdifficult airway

ultrasonography of airway

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical condition I-II-III

Exclusion criteria

* . Uncooperative patients, * pregnant women, * patients who have had head and neck trauma/surgery, * patients with a known history of difficult airway

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
epiglottis-skin thickness	one month	epiglottis-skin thickness is a marker of difficult airway

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026