CompletedNot Applicable

Ultrasound Airway Examination as a Tool for Detection of Difficult Intubation in Adult Patients

Egypt246 participantsStarted 2023-03-20

Plain-language summary

the goal of the observational study to measure the effectiveness of neck ultrasound in prediction of difficult intubation in adult patients

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients above18 years old * Both sex * Requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery, * patients with limited mouth, head or neck movement, * patients with temporomandibular joint impairment, * fracture or tumors of mandible, * patients requiring awake intubation, * uncooperative patients, * any cervical spine limitation movement * neck swelling or tumor * Prominent teeth deformities.

What they're measuring

measurement of effectiveness of neck ultrasound use of ultrasound measurement in prediction of difficult intubation

Timeframe: 30 min after ultrasound measurements at time of induction of anesthesai

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06700265

SponsorNational Cancer Institute, Egypt

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-01

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