Airway Ultrasound As an Independent Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Patients Receiving General Anesthesia for Elective Surgery

NCT06391840 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: GGennimatasGH 18418
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine the usefulness of pre-operative airway ultrasound in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in patients receiving general anesthesia for elective surgery. The main question it aims to answer is the independent prognostic value of pre-operative airway ultrasound.

Conditions

Airway Ultrasound

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Independent prognostic value of airway ultrasound in difficult laryngoscopy

  Airway assessment prior to anesthesia, usually 1-2 days before. Statistical analysis will be conducted after all data has been gathered

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Search of normal and pathological values in airway ultrasound measurements

  Airway assessment prior to anesthesia, usually 1-2 days before. Statistical analysis will be conducted after all data has been gathered

Study Arms (1)

Patients listed for elective surgery

Other: Airway ultrasound

Interventions

Airway ultrasound OTHER

Pre-operative airway ultrasound

Patients listed for elective surgery

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients above 28 years of age listed for elective surgery.

You may qualify if:

• listed for elective surgery
• airway assessment is possible prior to anesthesia

You may not qualify if:

• refusal to be enrolled in study
• airway assessment is not possible prior to anesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• DIMITRIOS KATSAROS: lead

Study Sites (1)

G. Gennimatas General Hospital

Athens, Attica, 11527, Greece

RECRUITING

Related Publications (6)

• Carsetti A, Sorbello M, Adrario E, Donati A, Falcetta S. Airway Ultrasound as Predictor of Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2022 Apr 1;134(4):740-750. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005839.

  PMID: 34914641 BACKGROUND

• You-Ten KE, Siddiqui N, Teoh WH, Kristensen MS. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the upper airway. Can J Anaesth. 2018 Apr;65(4):473-484. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1064-8. Epub 2018 Jan 18.

  PMID: 29349733 BACKGROUND

• Adi O, Fong CP, Sum KM, Ahmad AH. Usage of airway ultrasound as an assessment and prediction tool of a difficult airway management. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;42:263.e1-263.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.011. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

  PMID: 32994082 BACKGROUND

• Osman A, Sum KM. Role of upper airway ultrasound in airway management. J Intensive Care. 2016 Aug 15;4:52. doi: 10.1186/s40560-016-0174-z. eCollection 2016.

  PMID: 27529028 BACKGROUND

• Xu J, Wang B, Wang M, Yao W, Chen Y. The value of multiparameter combinations for predicting difficult airways by ultrasound. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Oct 5;22(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12871-022-01840-0.

  PMID: 36199026 BACKGROUND

• Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Burns KM, Nakitende D, Bailitz J. Ultrasound for airway management: An evidence-based review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 May;38(5):1007-1013. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.12.019. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

  PMID: 31843325 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Dimitrios Katsaros

  G.Gennimatas General Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Dimitrios Katsaros

CONTACT

+302132038490; dimkats27@gmail.com

Tatiana Sidiropoulou

CONTACT

+306947447982; tatianasid@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dimitrios Katsaros, MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 25, 2024
• First Posted: April 30, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GR (1)