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Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Identification of the Cricothyroid Membrane

40 participantsStarted 2016-11

Plain-language summary

After a structured teaching program anaesthetists are educated in identifying the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to do so is compared with their ability to do so with palpation. In an obese volunteer

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * BMI \> 40 * Female Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18

What they're measuring

Frequency of correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane

Timeframe: "2 min"

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02975791

SponsorRigshospitalet, Denmark

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-02

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