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Airway Ultrasound Indices for Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Pediatric Patients

Egypt130 participantsStarted 2024-01-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this observational study is to compare the airway ultrasound indices and the preoperative clinical airway assessment concerning the difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia The main question it aims to answer is: • Do airway ultrasound indices better predict difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric patients than clinical airway assessment?

Who can participate

Age range7 Years – 12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA Class I and II. * Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital upper airway malformation. * Head and neck swellings. * Scars. * Radiation to the neck. * Tracheotomy. * Neurosurgical or cardiac procedures. * ENT surgeries.

What they're measuring

Prevalence rate of difficult intubation

Timeframe: 60 Seconds

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07185516

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-01

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