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Airway US in Predicting Difficult Pediatric Laryngoscopy
Sponsor: Assiut University
Summary
The hypothesis of this study is that ultrasound measurements may improve the preoperative detection of difficult laryngoscopy (DL) in pediatrics. The primary objective of this study will be to evaluate the usefulness for the prediction of a DL of five ultrasound measurements obtained from the neck skin to three structures of the upper airway (hyoid, epiglottis and anterior commissure of the vocal cords). Secondary objectives will include establishing, if possible, a cut-off point in these measurements; to compare these measures against the classic pre-intubation clinical screening tests.
Official title: Using Ultrasound to Predict the Difficulty of Direct Laryngoscopy in Pediatrics.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
49
Start Date
2025-04-20
Completion Date
2027-05-01
Last Updated
2025-03-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
SonoSite™ S Series ultrasound
US measurements will be performed in the pre-operating room a , patients are placed in supine position with the head in a sniffing position on a surgical pillow and using the 15 MHz linear array transducer of the SonoSite™ S Series ultrasound in transverse position. A scan is made from the skin surface of the floor of the mouth to the trachea exerting the minimum possible pressure to identify the structures correctly.
Locations (1)
Assiut university Pediatric hospital
Asyut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt