Clinical Trial: Identification of Airway Structures Necessary for Airway Access Via the Skin

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Identification of Airway Structures Necessary for Airway Access Via the Skin to be Used in Case of Failure to Maintain Oxygenation With Non-invasive Methods

Brief Summary:

Literature shows that anaesthetists have a low success-rate when trying to access the airway percutaneously in case of failed ventilation and intubation.

The study will investigate anaesthetists ability to locate the trachea and the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage in patients, using different methods including application of ultrasonography.

Detailed Summary:

Literature shows that anaesthetists have a low success-rate when trying to access the airway percutaneously in case of failed ventilation and intubation.

The researchers will investigate anaesthetists ability to locate the trachea and the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage of a healthy subject with different methods including application of ultrasonography.

Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Current Primary Outcome: time to identify the structures necessary for percutaneous airway acess [ Time Frame: two minutes after initiation of the attempt to identify the airway structures ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Dates:
Date Received: November 19, 2015
Date Started: November 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 3, 2016
Last Verified: January 2016