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Point of Care Ultrasound to Confirm Endotracheal Tube Cuff Position in Relationship to the Cricoid in Pediatric Population.

NCT04479839 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Anatomically, the infra-glottic area (subglottis) and the cricoid ring are the narrowest part of the larynx. In order to limit the incidence of damage related to mucosal pressure injuries from the presence of an endotracheal tube (ETT), the cuff of the ETT should lie below the cricoid in children. Previously, no clinical or imaging method has been used in real time at the bedside to determine the exact location of the ETT cuff after endotracheal intubation. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may provide an option for a safe and rapid means of visualizing the cuff of the ETT and its relationship to the cricoid ring in real-time thereby allowing ideal ETT positioning.

Conditions

  • Endotracheal Tube
  • Cricoid Cartilage
  • Ultrasound

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound of the airway

Placing ultrasound on the neck after intubation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sidra Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tariq Wani · Attending physician

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
71 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-15
Primary Completion
2020-09-10
Completion
2020-09-10

Countries

  • Qatar

Study Locations

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