WHICH IS BETTER FOR TRACHEAL INTUBATION AIRTRAQ VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE OR CONVENTIONAL MACINTOSH LARYNGOSCOPE
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Adult patients of either sex posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011446
- Lead Sponsor
- ninversity College of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
mouth opening more than 3 finger breath
modified mallampatti class I or II
ASA I/II
Patients who do not give consent to participate in the trial
Patients with history of cardiovascular, cerebral, renal, hepatic, bronchospastic and endocrine disease or psychiatric disorder.
Patients with risk for difficult intubation (thyromental distance <6 cm, inter-incisor distance <3 cm)
Anticipated difficult bag and mask ventilation or difficult intubation.
History of Upper respiratory tract infection in last 15 days, Cervical spine disorders, Coagulation disorders.
Patients posted for surgeries involving oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck.
Patients having features of raised ICP.
Patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents e.g., pregnant females, Patients with full stomach, Upper GIT problems like gastro oesophageal reflux disease.
Obesity: BMI >= 35 kg/m2.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken for tracheal intubationTimepoint: At 0 minute after intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of intubation , glottic view using POGO score and Cormack and Lehane (C&L) score, ease of intubation, need for additional manoeuvres to facilitate intubation, attempts of intubation, incidence of failed intubationTimepoint: 0 minute after intubation