A novel method using ultrasonography for predicting difficult intubation.

A novel method for preoperative airway assessment using airway ultrasonography

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201408000828263

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-15

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery Preoperative airway assessment Anaesthesia

Interventions

ultrasonographic airway examination

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. patients undergoing any elective or emergency operation admitted in Suez Canal University Hospital. 2. All patients aged from 16 to 75 years 3. Patients who are planned to have general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation. 4.Both sexes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients¿ refusal to participate in the study. 2. Any patient who cannot be put in sniffing position either due to deformity or due to cervical spine injury. 3. Any airway pathology like large thyroid tumors 4.Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of an ultrasonographic novel method for preoperative airway assessment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison between sensitivity & specificity of that method & those for Mallampati classification, thyro-mental distance, and combination of both predictive tools, as a tools for preoperative airway assessment.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Abdel-Ghaffar

Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care

mohamed_abdelghafa@med.suez.edu.eg00201003179831

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026