CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of Difficult Laryngoscopy With Ultrasonography in Pediatric Patients

Turkey (Türkiye)121 participantsStarted 2023-05-10

Plain-language summary

Pediatric patients pose challenges in airway management due to anatomical and physiological changes. Using recommended predictive tests for predicting difficult airway can be improved by combining them with ultrasound measurement of the anterior soft tissues of the neck. In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate the ultrasound measurement of anterior neck soft tissues in paediatric patients before anesthesia induction, to anticipate difficult laryngoscopy.

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 8 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients planned to undergo general anesthesia for elective surgery * American Anesthesiology Association physical classification (ASA) status I-III * Body mass index (BMI) above 30 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of difficult airway or with conditions that are known to be associated with a difficult airway, such as syndromic or metabolic diseases. * Patients with congenital maxillofacial defects. * Patients with tracheal or laryngeal pathology. * Patients with pulmonary diseases such as bronchial asthma or airway hyperreactivity. * Patients with allergies to ultrasound gel. * Patients with weight percentile outside the range of 10-90 percentiles. * Patients undergoing emergency surgery.

What they're measuring

Difficult laryngoscopy

Timeframe: 1 minute

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05833347

SponsorEskisehir Osmangazi University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-12-15

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