An observational study in Intubation Complication, sponsored by Marmara University. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-18.
Sponsored by Marmara University · Observational
The aim of this study is to compare tracheal ultrasound with direct visualization of tracheal rings for the confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in intubated patients. We hypothesize that this method is more reliable, cheap, and readily available for all emergency physicians.
Confirmation of the ETT placement has utmost importance in the management of airway in emergency medicine (EM). Visual examination of the tube (fogging), auscultation, chest x-ray, capnography, capnometry and fiberoptic bronchoscopy are the main tools used for confirmation with increasing diagnostic utilities. Recently, tracheal ultrasonography (US) was introduced as a reliable, cheap and readily available method of confirmation of ETT placement.
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Patients eligible for the inclusion were consecutive adults (>=18 years) intubated in the ED during the shifts of the researchers (TM, OFC). We excluded patients if they have anatomical, traumatic or tumoral defect(s) at the site of sonographic imaging.
Exclusion Criteria:
Tracheal ultrasonography
Presence of endotracheal tube in trachea
Whether the endotracheal tube is in the trachea or not
Time frame: Immediately after the intubation process
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