This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows:
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of transtracheal ultrasound for detecting endotracheal intubation in adult patients.
Secondary objectivesSecondary objectives include assessing the diagnostic accuracy of transtracheal ultrasound amongst the following subgroups:
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setting (e.g. prehospital, emergency department, intensive care unit, operating room)
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operator specialty (e.g. emergency medicine, non-emergency medicine)
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operator experience (e.g. attending physician, resident physician, non-physician)
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ultrasound technique (e.g. static, dynamic)
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ultrasound transducer (e.g. curvilinear, linear)
This is a protocol.