Position of the Endotracheal Tube Cuff in Relation to Cricoid in Children.

King Fahad Medical City

Status: Unknown

Conditions: D009863

Treatments: Radiation: XRay

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03388710

KFMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

To verify the exact location of cuff of the endotracheal tube in children.

Full description

The exact location of the cuff of the endotracheal tube in children has not been studied. This study is the first attempt to verify the position of the cuff in the airway with relation to cricoid.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 8 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 1 month to 8 years

Exclusion criteria

• Any airway pathology