Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasonography Versus Capnography in Detecting Endotracheal Tube Placement During Intubation in a Tertiary Hospital.
Lead Sponsor:
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Conditions:
Intubation
Ultrasound Imaging
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Brief Summary
After endotracheal intubation verifying the location of endotracheal tube is of utmost importance. Many methods have been applied but none is perfect. The standard practice in the investigator's cente...
Detailed Description
This was a prospective, observational study conducted at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) and Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center (MCVTC) operating rooms from Janua...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I and II patients of both sexes above 16 years of age undergoing general anaesthesia with endotracheal tube placement.
Exclusion
- \- Patient refusal
- ASA physical status III and above
- History of prior difficult bag and mask ventilation or difficult intubation
- History of prior oro-nasal or neck injuries, burns or scars
- Active oral, pharyngeal or tracheal infection or inflammatory changes
- Anticipated difficult airway or difficult intubation during preanaesthetic examination, with Mallampati grades II and above
- Lung parenchymal and pleural diseases. Examples: asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, reactive lung diseases, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, lung or pleural malignancy etc.
- Emergency surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 17 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 15 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
95 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04316988
Start Date
January 17 2017
End Date
August 15 2017
Last Update
March 20 2020
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