Participants will be anesthesiologists, who will identify the cricothyroid membrane on a silicone model of the neck with either palpation or ultrasonography. The participants can choose either the "String of pearls" or Thyroid-Airline-Cricoid-Airline (TACA) for the ultrasonographic method to be used . The silicone model of the neck is distorted with with the larynx deviated to one of the sides to simulate a patient with neck pathology.
Participants will be anesthesiologists, who will identify the cricothyroid membrane on a silicone model of the neck with either palpation or ultrasonography. The participants can choose either the "String of pearls" or Thyroid-Airline-Cricoid-Airline (TACA) for the ultrasonographic method to be used . The silicone model of the neck is distorted with with the larynx deviated to one of the sides to simulate a patient with neck pathology. The test persons are randomized to use other palpation or ultrasonography. All attempts are video-taped.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
61
Identification of the cricothyroid membrane using PALPATION, a procedure used to prepare for front of neck airway access
Identification of the cricothyroid membrane, using ULTRASONOGRAPHY with either the "String of pearls" or TACA aproach as chosen by the participant , a procedure used to prepare for front of neck airway access
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
Correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane within a minute
The fraction of correct identifications of the location of the cricothyroid membrane
Time frame: Within 1 minute during procedure
Correct identification of the sagittal plane within the airway
The fraction of identifications that were within the sagittal boundaries of the trachea
Time frame: Within 1 minute during procedure
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