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A Randomised Control Study Comparing Ultrasonography with Standard Clinical Methods in Assessing Endotracheal Tube Tip Positioning Cover

A Randomised Control Study Comparing Ultrasonography with Standard Clinical Methods in Assessing Endotracheal Tube Tip Positioning

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 10 (2024): Issue 2 (April 2024)
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|Apr 2024
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Ultrasound image showing cricoid cartilage (1) and cutoff point (2)

Fig. 2.

Alignment of the linear USG probe for airway imaging

Fig. 3.

Schematic diagram of the trachea with ETT in situ

Table 1.

Demographic data

ParameterUSG groupConventional groupp value
Age (years)52.48 ± 17.6550.04 ± 16.610.617
Height (cm)166. ± 18.9162.7 ± 6.90.140
ETT size (mm)7.9 ± 0.457.6 ± 0.540.055
Female No: (%)5 (20%)12 (48%)
Male No: (%)20 (80%)13 952%)0.072
Table 2.

Length of ETT at incisors varying with height

Height(cm)Mean (± SD)
ETT length at teeth after x ray<16520.01(1.35)
165–18020.73 (1.26)
>18023.5 (0.50)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2024-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
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Language: English
Page range: 177 - 182
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 3, 2024
Published on: Apr 30, 2024
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
airway,
ultrasound,
endotracheal,
tube tip position,
cricoid cartilage,
carina
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Anaesthesiology,
Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

© 2024 Jayalekshmi Sreedevi, George Neethu, George Anjali, Paul Cherish, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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