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NCT Number: NCT04457414

Identifying Cricothyroid Membrane With Ultrasound

Cannot-intubate cannot-ventilate situations in healthy children are uncommon but are often associated with poor outcome. We studied the learning curves of inexperienced trainees for identifying cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound in pediatric patients. After watching an instructional video, 30 trainees performed 5 cricothyroid membrane identification on pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia. We analysed their learning curves relative to performance time and ultrasound anatomy of cricothyroid membrane and relative structures.

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Key information

Conditions

Ultrasound

Age range

Up to 18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Seoul national university hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

  • previous history of tracheostomy
  • previous history of operation on neck

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Performance time for identifying cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound

    Time frame: from immediately after anesthetic induction to end of surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. ultrasound anatomy of cricothyroid membrane

    Time frame: from immediately after anesthetic induction to end of surgery

    depth from skin surface, thickness, diameter, relative vessels

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Learning Curve of Inexperienced Trainees for Identifying Cricothyroid Membrane With Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 9, 2021

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