Ultrasonography in Confirming Proper Position of Endotracheal Tube

Mahidol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endotracheal Tube Wrongly Placed During Anesthetic Procedure

Treatments: Device: Ultrasonography (Sonosite )

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01373437

345/2553(EC4)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the applicability of using ultrasonography in confirmation of the position of the endotracheal tube (ETT) after intubated to patients.

Full description

To assess the applicability of using ultrasonography as compared to routine portable CXR in confirmation of ETT position.

To determine the accuracy of ultrasonography in measuring the depth of ETT as compare to standard CXR method.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >18 years old with either endotracheal or nasotracheal intubation
• having normal airway anatomy
• performed portable CXR after intubation

Exclusion criteria

• presence in history of neck radiation, cervical spine immobility/instability
• unstable vital signs
• unwilling to participate or denial of informed consent

Trial design

80 participants in 1 patient group

Intubate

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasonography (Sonosite )