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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