Utility of Tracheal Ultrasonography for the Confirmation of the Endotracheal Tube Placement

July 14, 2017 updated by: Haldun Akoglu, Marmara University

Utility of Tracheal Ultrasonography for the Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement During Intubation: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

360

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

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.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults (>=18 years)
  • intubated in the ED
  • during the shifts of the researchers (TM, OFC).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • anatomical, traumatic or tumoral defect(s) at the site of sonographic imaging

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Presence of endotracheal tube in trachea
Time Frame: Immediately after the intubation process
Whether the endotracheal tube is in the trachea or not
Immediately after the intubation process

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Marmara University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Haldun Akoglu, MD, Marmara University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 18, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 18, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2017

Last Verified

July 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 09.2016.054

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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