Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement by Ultrasound in the Obese Patient

Bispebjerg Hospital24 enrolled

Overview

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.

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Intubation, Intratracheal Obesity

Interventions

UltrasoundDEVICE

Ultrasound scan just proximal to the suprasternal notch during intubation and ultrasound scan of both lungs during ventilation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Bariatric section. Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup

Glostrup Municipality, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and combined auscultation and capnography

Time frame: 0 to 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

Difference in time to correct verification of endotracheal tube placement between ultrasound and auscultation alone

Time frame: 0 to 1 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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