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Effect of using bougie versus endotracheal tube with stylet on first attempt success among patients with difficult airway undergoing emergency intubations in intensive care units, as the two devices aids the process of intubation and has shown to reduce the failure rates of intubation.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/01/048886
Lead Sponsor
M S Ramaiah Medical College
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Patients above age of 18 years admitted to ICU undergoing orotracheal intubation under direct laryngoscopy using Macintosh blade with any one or more of the following predictors of difficult intubation features

1.Thyromental distance <6 cm

2.Hyomental distance <6

3.Sternomental distance <12.5cm

4.Neck circumference >40cm

5.History of obstructive sleep apnoea

6.History of previous difficult intubation

7.Large tongue

8.Cervical spine immobility or limited cervical spine extension

9.Inter incisor gap <3 cm

10.Buck teeth/ over bite of incisors

11.Retrognathia / chin length <9cm

12.Facial trauma

13.Suspected airway Edema

14.BMI >30

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients below the age of 18 years

2.Pregnant women

3.Known anatomical abnormalities of upper airway or glottic structures [e.g.: epiglottitis, malignancy, laryngeal mass] as use of bougie has been known to be advantageous in these cases.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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