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Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement by Ultrasound in the Obese Patient

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Bispebjerg Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01227486
First received: October 20, 2010
Last updated: November 23, 2010
Last verified: November 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether verification of correct tube placement after endotracheal intubation in the obese patient can be conducted as fast with ultrasound as with the conventional method of combined auscultation and capnography.

The investigators hypothesize that ultrasound is a faster method for verifying correct endotracheal tube placement in the obese patient than combined auscultation and capnography.


Condition Intervention
Intubation, Intratracheal
Obesity
 Device: Ultrasound

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Time Perspective: Prospective

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Bispebjerg Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and combined auscultation and capnography [ Time Frame: 0 to 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and auscultation alone [ Time Frame: 0 to 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 24
Study Start Date: October 2010
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Obese patients for planned surgery and endotracheal intubation Device: Ultrasound
Ultrasound scan just proximal to the suprasternal notch during intubation and ultrasound scan of both lungs during ventilation

Detailed Description:

Both verification methods are conducted in all patients and patients act as their own control

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Obese patients admitted for planned bariatric surgery on Glostrup Hospital, Denmark

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Planned for bariatric surgery in general anaesthesia
  • Planned for endotracheal intubation
  • BMI above 30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Predicted difficult airway in the pre-anaesthesia airway evaluation.
  • Unpredicted difficult airway during induction of anaesthesia where assistance is needed by the investigators.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01227486

Locations
Denmark
Department of Anaesthesiology, Bariatric section. Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup
Glostrup, Denmark, DK-2600
Sponsors and Collaborators
Bispebjerg Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dan Isbye, M.D., PhD. Department of Anaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispbjerg
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Carsten Boe Pedersen, Department of Anaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01227486     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: disb-01-10
Study First Received: October 20, 2010
Last Updated: November 23, 2010
Health Authority: Denmark: The Committees on Biomedical Research Ethichs for the Capital Region of Denmark

Keywords provided by Bispebjerg Hospital:
Intubation, intratracheal
Ultrasonography
Auscultation
Capnography
Obesity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Obesity
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
 Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

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