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Predicting difficult face mask ventilation based on ultrasound thickness of lateral neck

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/08/056264
Lead Sponsor
Anne Poornachand
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

all patients undergoing elective surgeries requiring General Anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

limited neck movement, underlying fractures or deformities of face, pathologies which interfere with ultrasound scanning of neck, previous radiation to head and neck, previous head and neck surgery, anticipated difficult airways requiring awake fiberoptic intubation, presence of beard, edentulous patients

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
correlation between Lateral Parapharyngeal Wall Thickness measured on USG with difficult mask ventilationTimepoint: during induction of general anesthesia
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
correlation between BMI, STOPBANG, neck circumference with difficult mask ventilationTimepoint: during induction of general anesthesia
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