ultrasound use for assessment of difficult airway identifiers.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: T884- Failed or difficult intubationHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/10/016127
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS JODHPUR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients in the age group of 18- 60 years, undergoing elective surgical procedures, which require intubation and neuromuscular blockade
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria
1. Known tongue, oropharyngeal, laryngeal, or head and neck cancers, tumors, or anatomy-altering conditions
2. Any notable swelling, scarring, cysts; ongoing infections in the mouth, head, or neck.
3. Facial fractures
4. Cervical spine fracture/ instability
5. Inability to insert Macintosh blade in the oral cavity for laryngoscopy
6. Full stomach/ emergency intubations/ altered levels of consciousness
7. Tracheostomised patients
8. Refusal or inability to give consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method