Ratio of height to sternomental distance for assessing difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K318- Other specified diseases of stomach and duodenum
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/09/027814
- Lead Sponsor
- Sri venkateswara institute of medical science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 189
Inclusion Criteria
American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II
Aged 18â??60 years
Gender-Male/Female
Elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status III and IV
Distorted anatomy of head and neck
Cervical spine pathology
Inability to sit/stand
Need for rapid sequence induction
Midline neck swellings
Edentulous patients
Any anticipated difficult intubation patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the difficult laryngoscopy by Ratio of height to sternomental distance(RHSMD) before intubating the patientTimepoint: Baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare ability of RHSMD in Assessing difficult laryngoscopy with modified Mallampati test (MMT), thyromental distance (TMD) Neck circumference(NC) upper lip bite test (ULBT) and sternomental distance(SMD) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline