Clinical Trial: Upper Airway Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Neonates and Infants

U.S., March 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07444528) titled 'Upper Airway Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Neonates and Infants' on Feb. 24.

Brief Summary: Upper airway ultrasound (UA-US) has been utilized in adults to predict difficult laryngoscopy (Cormick-Lehane view 3 or 4) and difficult tracheal intubation (DTI) (>=3 intubation attempts) and with moderate-to-high sensitivity and specificity. This bedside technique is reproducible, easy-to-do without any additional radiation risk, and was added to the most recent American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Practice Guidelines for Difficult Airway Management in Adults. However, UA-US has only been applied to older children a...