Ultrasound Evaluation of Endotracheal Tube Depth

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Intubation, Intratracheal

In brief

Correct positioning of the endotracheal tube (ETT) is crucial to ensure safe ventilation. To date, no test that can verify this right after intubation at the bedside exists. Indirect tests have false negative and positive results leading to complications or at least difficulties in performing effective ventilation of patients. Bedside ultrasound could fill this need. Although bedside ultrasound may not be possible or useful in routine intubations, it may prove useful in difficult or questionable cases, where current clinical exams/techniques may not offer a reliable indication of endotracheal tube depth.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01649882

Run by

Kai Schoenhage

People needed

100

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-02

Who can join

Age: any, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• requiring anesthesia with an endotracheal tube placed for surgical or procedural purposes
• elective or stable and awake for urgent or emergent surgeries

You may not qualify if…

• known tracheal deformities
• thoracic aortic aneurysm
• neck/chest tissue thickness making U/S scanning difficult
• severe trauma, head injuries or any procedures that require immediate surgery

Where it is running

• University of Arizona Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States (enrolling)

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