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To Compare two techniques of local anaesthesia to airway by using either ultrasound assisted local anesthesia drug injection or nebulisation with local anesthesia drug, for inserting tracheal tube into airway in conscious patient

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/08/020676
Lead Sponsor
Department of anesthesiology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Mallampati grade 3 & 4 or inter-incisor distance <2.5 cm

ASA grade 1,2,3

Patients having mouth opening < 3 fingers, patients with a short neck and long teeth, micrognathia, obesity and cellulitis of the tongue.

Large oropharyngeal tumors, obstructing laryngeal tumors, congenital and acquired maxillofacial deformities, ankylosis of the temporomandibular joints, fractures or ankylosing spondylitis of the cervical spine, and all patients with a history of previous intubation problems.

Trauma â?? facial lacerations/ fractures, cervical spine instability, upper airway lacerations etc.

Exclusion Criteria

Significant glottis and subglottic obstructions

Blood and secretions in oral cavity

Allergy to local anesthetics / ultrasound gel

Hemodynamic instability

Infection at local site

Previous neck surgery

Epileptics

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Cough reflex <br/ ><br>2. Gag reflexTimepoint: 1. Cough reflex at a time point when fibreoptic bronchoscope is passing through pharynx, during awake intubation <br/ ><br>2. Gag reflex at a time point when fibreoptic bronchoscope is passing through larynx, during awake intubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of intubationTimepoint: Time point from entry of fibreoptic bronchoscope through nose to the endotracheal tube placement, during awake intubation;Facial grimace <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At a time point when fiberoptic bronchoscope is <br/ ><br>1. passing through nose <br/ ><br>2. passing through pharynx <br/ ><br>3. passing through larynx;Heart rate, blood pressure, partial pressure of oxygen saturationTimepoint: 1. Pre-operatively at a time point 10 minutes before shifting to operation theatre <br/ ><br>2. Maximum value attained while performing fiberoptic awake intubation <br/ ><br>3. Immediately after intubation (placement of endotracheal tube into trachea) <br/ ><br>4. 5 minutes after intubation <br/ ><br>5. 15 minutes after intubation;Vocal cord visibilityTimepoint: At a time point when fiberoptic bronchoscope is passing through vocal cord
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