Intubating/securing airway using 2 different instruments in surgery under General Anaesthesia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062492
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology, SMS Medical College and Attached hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Undergoing elective head and neck cancer surgery requiring nasotracheal intubation.
2. Patients of either sex willing to give consent.
3. Age group of age 20-60.
4. ASA grade I, II& III.
5. El-Ganzouri risk index (EGRI) 1- = 7.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Risk of gastric aspiration.
2. If more than 3 attempts taken to intubate.
3. Mouth opening less than 2.5 cm.
4. Patients difficult to mask ventilate.
5. History of difficult intubation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean time taken for IntubationTimepoint: 0, 30sec, 1min
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method airway complications during endotracheal intubation between the two groups (esophageal intubation, mucosal bleeding, episodes of desaturation during intubation (SPO2 <92% ).Timepoint: After Induction;First attempt intubation success rate and number of intubation attempts between the groups.Timepoint: After Induction;Hemodynamic changes (SDP, DBP, MAP, HR, SPO2) between the two groupsTimepoint: Baseline, After Induction, at 1 min, at 5 min;Intubation difficulty scoreTimepoint: After Induction;To compare glottic visualisation between the groups using Modified Cormack Lehane grading.Timepoint: After Induction;Use of accesory manoeuvresTimepoint: After Induction