Evaluation of ratio of height to thyromental distance as a bedside tool to predict difficulty in visualization of larynx.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/06/026058
- Lead Sponsor
- Gauhati Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Age group 18-65 years.
2)American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical status 1or 2.
3)Availability of informed consent.
4)Any gender.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patients with known airway difficulty due to trauma and congenital or acquired abnormalities.
2)Patients with goiter.
3)Obstetrics Patients.
4)Psychiatric patients.
5)Patients with a body mass index >35 kg/m2.
6)Patients with neuromuscular disorders, Abnormal dentition
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To evaluate the performance of ratio of height to thyromental distance as a predictor of difficult visualization of larynx. <br/ ><br>2. To compare the predictive performance of ratio of height to thyromental distance with Modified Mallampatti Test. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the time of laryngoscopy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To compare the predictive performance of ratio of height to thyromental distance with Sternomental distance, Interincisor gap, and upper lip bite test for DVL. <br/ ><br>2. To evaluate the predictive performance of ratio of height to thyromental distance as a predictor of Intubation difficulty scale more than 5. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the time of laryngoscopy.