Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement by Ultrasound in the Obese Patient

NCT01227486 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: disb-01-10
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether verification of correct tube placement after endotracheal intubation in the obese patient can be conducted as fast with ultrasound as with the conventional method of combined auscultation and capnography. The investigators hypothesize that ultrasound is a faster method for verifying correct endotracheal tube placement in the obese patient than combined auscultation and capnography.

Conditions

Intubation, Intratracheal; Obesity

Keywords

Intubation, intratracheal; Ultrasonography; Auscultation; Capnography; Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and combined auscultation and capnography

  0 to 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and auscultation alone

  0 to 1 hour

Study Arms (1)

Obese patients for planned surgery and endotracheal intubation

Device: Ultrasound

Interventions

Ultrasound DEVICE

Ultrasound scan just proximal to the suprasternal notch during intubation and ultrasound scan of both lungs during ventilation

Obese patients for planned surgery and endotracheal intubation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Obese patients admitted for planned bariatric surgery on Glostrup Hospital, Denmark

You may qualify if:

• Planned for bariatric surgery in general anaesthesia
• Planned for endotracheal intubation
• BMI above 30

You may not qualify if:

• Predicted difficult airway in the pre-anaesthesia airway evaluation.
• Unpredicted difficult airway during induction of anaesthesia where assistance is needed by the investigators.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bispebjerg Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Bariatric section. Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup

Glostrup Municipality, DK-2600, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Ultrasonography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis

Study Officials

• Dan Isbye, M.D., PhD.

  Department of Anaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispbjerg

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2010
• First Posted: October 25, 2010
• Study Start: October 1, 2010
• Last Updated: November 24, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-11

Locations

DK (1)