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Prediction of Difficult airway using a Obesity Score .

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/02/062316
Lead Sponsor
Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences PGIMS,Rohtak
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Two hundred and forty patients of either sex aged 25-65 years

belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II and III

scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal

intubation will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients having respiratory or pharyngeal pathology, mouth opening <2.5cms, pregnancy, full stomach, unconscious state, anticipated difficult airway and any patient who refuses to participate in the study will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Is to find an association between STOP-Bang score and difficult mask ventilation,difficult laryngoscopy and intubationTimepoint: Before induction see, <br/ ><br>Presence of snoring <br/ ><br>Tiredness <br/ ><br>Observed breathing cessation while sleeping <br/ ><br>Blood pressure <br/ ><br>BMI <br/ ><br>Age <br/ ><br>Neck circumference <br/ ><br>Gender
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
is to find <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>• Mask ventilation grade <br/ ><br>• Cormack- Lehane Grade <br/ ><br>• Intubation difficulty score <br/ ><br>• Post-operative complicationsTimepoint: STOP-BANG SCORE <br/ ><br>Mask ventilation Grading <br/ ><br>Difficulty of Laryngeal Blade Insertion <br/ ><br>Cormack-Lehane Grading <br/ ><br>Intubation Difficulty Score <br/ ><br>Post Operative Compliactions
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