Ultrasonographic Airway Assessment in Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery

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Conditions studied: Ultrasonographic, Airway, Difficult Laryngoscopy, Pediatric, Elective Surgery

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic airway examination in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06667921

Run by

Tanta University

People needed

308

Starts

2024-10-31

Expected to finish

2025-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-01

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children aged (2-5) years old.
• Both sexes.
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I or II.
• Undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.

You may not qualify if…

• Maxillofacial trauma
• Large mass.
• Scar under the chin.
• History of neck surgery or congenital anomalies of the head and neck as difficult intubation is expected in these cases.

Where it is running

• Tanta University — Tanta, El-Gharbia, Egypt (enrolling)

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