Assessment of Pediatric Challenging Airway

Preoperative Assessment of Pediatric Challenging Airway and Endotracheal Tube Sizing Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound Versus Traditional Methods in Elective Surgeries

The goal of these Observational study is to learn about pediatric airway the main question to answer is:

1-Is using point-of-care ultrasound provide an easy, early, and accurate preoperative assessment of the challenging pediatric airway and the endotracheal tube sizing more than traditional methods.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient's parents' consent.
• Age:from one to 4 years old.
• Both sexes (male and female).
• BMI with in (5-85%) of body mass index of the child birth of same age and sex.
• Physical status: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II.
• Type of operation: elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pre-existing airway malformations or pathology like facial or cervical fracture
• Deformity of the airway anatomy [by masses or tumors].
• Pathology of the airway [edema, burn and arthritis].
• Anticipated difficult airway