Upwards Laryngeal Handshake Technique and Simple Palpation for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT06210893

SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center140 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to compare upwards laryngeal handshake technique and simple palpation for locating the cricoid cartilage.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Technique for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage

Interventions

The cricoid cartilage is located.OTHER

The cricoid cartilage is located.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * History of neck surgery * Anatomical anomaly or skin lesion in the neck * History of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Success rate for the correct identification of the cricoid cartilage

Identification of the cricoid cartilage is evaluated using ultrasound.

Time frame: At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia

Secondary Outcomes

Distance from the cricoid cartilage center

Distance from the cricoid cartilage center to the identification of the cricoid cartilage is assessed.

Time frame: At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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