Accuracy of Bedside Upper Airway Ultrasonography versus Standard Auscultation for assuring the location of Endotracheal Tube after tracheal intubation

Accuracy of Bedside Upper Airway Ultrasonography versus Standard Auscultation for assuring the location of Endotracheal Tube after tracheal intubation: Comparative Study controlled by Quantitative Waveform Capnography

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201802003066353

Enrollment

126

Registered

2018-02-09

Start date

2018-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

tracheal intubation

Interventions

Group I,tracheal intubation: controlled by Quantitative Waveform Capnography

Group II tracheal intubation by bedside upper airway ultrasonography

Group III tracheal intubation by standard auscultation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients of ASA grade I and II and were assigned for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included presence of severe neck trauma, neck mass, scar of previous neck surgery, anatomic neck distortion, limited neck extension, abnormal airway anatomy and obesity. Patients need emergency intubation or with high risk of aspiration and severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal disease were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.The diagnosis of ETT position; tracheal or esophageal 2.The accuracy of diagnosis using either SA standard auscultatory method or UA-US in comparison to WC. 3.time consumed till approaching the diagnosis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
time consumed till approaching the diagnosis and recording blood pressure and heart rate readings and O2 saturation immediately, 5-min and 15-min after intubation.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactsherif arafa

lecturer of anesthesia , icu .aswan university

sherifarafa1020@gmail.com01005714014

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026