Pediatric Difficult Airway Prediction Using Ultrasonography

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Intubation; Difficult Mask Ventilation

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04361929

MS-259-2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recognition of difficult airway is purported to be the most important factor in successful management of difficult airway. The incidence of difficult airway in pediatrics is much less than in adults; however, airway related complications can lead to hypoxic brain damage or even death especially in younger age groups as neonates and infants.The aim of this work is to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of ultrasound measurements (hyomental distances, tongue measurements, and anterior neck soft tissue thickness at the level of hyoid bone, thyrohyoid membrane, and thyroid cartilage) in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and difficult mask ventilation in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 584 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gender both males and females
• ASA Class I and II
• Age 1month to 10 years
• Children 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