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
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Haldun Akoglu, MD, Marmara University
Study record dates
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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
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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