CONFIRMATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE POSITION BY AIRWAY UTLTRASOUND IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Dr. SHAHBAZIA; Dr. INDRANEEL DASGUPTA; Dr. AMIT BHOWMIK; Dr. DEBARSHI JANA

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

CONFIRMATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE POSITION BY AIRWAY UTLTRASOUND IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Dr. Shahbazia, Dr. Indraneel Dasgupta, Dr. Amit Bhowmik, Dr. Debarshi Jana

Abstract :

We compared the sensitivity and specificity of Sonographic confirmation of correct endotracheal tube position of verifying correct placement of the endotracheal tube. We conducted a prospective observational study in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care units of Peerless Hospital and B.K. Roy Research Centre, Kolkata from July 2018 to December 2019. 121 patients undergoing emergency intubations during the study period was recruited for the study after taking required consent. It was found that ET tube visualized in trachea in transverse view by ultrasound showed that Sensitivity was 99.1%, Specificity was 100.0%, Positive Predictive Value was 100.0%, Negative Predictive Value was 80.0 and Accuracy was 99.17%. Our study showed that ET tube visualized trachea in horizontal view by ultrasound showed that Sensitivity was 98.3%, Specificity was 100.0%, Positive Predictive Value was 100.0%, Negative Predictive Value was 66.7 and Accuracy was 98.34%. We can inculcate using point of care ultrasound in endotracheal confirmation by emergency physicians.