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Ultrasonography Versus Capnography in Detecting Endotracheal Tube Placement During Intubation in a Tertiary Hospital.

NCT04316988 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2020-03-20

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Summary

After endotracheal intubation verifying the location of endotracheal tube is of utmost importance. Many methods have been applied but none is perfect. The standard practice in the investigator's center has been to use auscultation of chest with capnography.

Ultrasound machines are now gaining popularity and their access extends from operation theatres, emergency rooms and even many primary health centres. Both capnography and ultrasonography are safe.

This study found out that Ultrasonography and waveform capnography are both reliable methods of confirming endotracheal tube position. The use of ultrasound could help reduce time and increase precision of confirming endotracheal tube position. Ultrasound can confirm endotracheal tube position before manual bag ventilations, and thus may prevent aspiration of gastric contents into patient's lungs.

Conditions

  • Intubation
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Capnography

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasonography

A real time 2D ultrasound evaluation was done over the trachea of the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tribhuvan University, Nepal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • BISHWAS PRADHAN, MD, FCTA · Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, IOM

  • NINADINI SHRESTHA, MD, FIPM · TU Teaching Hospital, IOM

  • PRISKA BASTOLA, MD · Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, IOM

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-17
Primary Completion
2017-07-14
Completion
2017-08-15

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