Ultrasonography for Prediction of Difficult Intubation and Prediction of Endotracheal Tube Size
Ultrasonographic Thyrohyoid Distance Measurement for Prediction of Difficult Intubation and Ultrasonographic Prediction of Pediatric Endotracheal Tube Size
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Aim of our study is to evaluate the predictive value of ultrasonographic (USG) measurement of thyrohyoid distance for difficult intubation and determination of optimal endotracheal tube size by using USG in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 27, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 6, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2017
CompletedJanuary 6, 2017
January 1, 2017
4.8 years
December 27, 2016
January 5, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Evidence of difficult intubation (determined with Intubation Difficulty Scale) in patients who have short thyrohyoid distance
three years
Consistency of endotracheal tube sizes selected with aged related formulas and with ultrasonographic measurement of subglotic diameter
three years
Study Arms (3)
Group I
OTHERPatients between 1 and 2 years
Group II
OTHERpatients between 3 and 5 years
Group III
OTHERpatients between 6 and 8 years
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Aged between 1 and 8 years
- Elective surgery
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with head or neck abnormalities
- Syndromic patients
- Emergency surgery and patients with a
- History of difficult airway
- Allergy to ultrasound gel
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Istanbul, Fatih, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Medical Doctor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 27, 2016
First Posted
January 6, 2017
Study Start
February 1, 2013
Primary Completion
December 1, 2017
Last Updated
January 6, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-01