Chest X-ray and/or fluoroscopy is not routinely used in the OR to confirm endotracheal tube (ETT) placement by anesthesiologists. Multiple studies have shown that \~19% of all intubations result in inappropriate ETT placement. An adult study has shown that ultrasound point-of-care is superior to auscultation in determining the location of ETT. This study aims to determine if point-of-care is useful in determining ETT position in children.
Patients scheduled to have a procedure in the cardiovascular laboratory where fluoroscopy is routinely used will also undergo a point-of-care ultrasound exam to determine endotracheal tube position. An anesthesiologist will perform the ultrasound exam.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
No intervention
ETT will be repositioned based on CXR by fluoroscopy
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, United States
Loma Linda University Department of Anesthesiology
Loma Linda, California, United States
Endotracheal Tube Position
The primary outcome marker for this study was the correlation between the weighted POCUS measurement of TT location and the weighted fluoroscopy measurement of TT location
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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