Facial Analysis to Classify Difficult Intubation

Launched by WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · Jun 5, 2012

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how to improve the process of intubation, which is a procedure where a tube is placed into a patient’s airway to help them breathe. Researchers are developing a computer program that uses pictures of a patient's face taken from different angles to predict how difficult or easy it will be to perform this procedure. The goal is to provide a more accurate and consistent way to assess intubation difficulty, which can help reduce complications and make the procedure safer for patients.

To participate in this trial, patients must need intubation and agree to have their photographs taken of their head and neck. However, those who have had recent surgery on their head or neck, or those who have medical devices that block the view of their face, are not eligible. If you qualify and choose to participate, you will simply need to have your pictures taken, which will help researchers develop the computer program. Your involvement could lead to important advancements in patient care and safety during intubation.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients requiring endotracheal intubation
• • Patients consenting to acquisition of photographic images of the head and neck
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who had undergone head or neck surgery
• • Patients in whom central venous catheters or other interventions that prevent full view of the features of the face in frontal and profile views
• • Patients who were neither easy nor difficult to intubate by our criteria