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
Name Time Method correlation between Lateral Parapharyngeal Wall Thickness measured on USG with difficult mask ventilationTimepoint: during induction of general anesthesia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method correlation between BMI, STOPBANG, neck circumference with difficult mask ventilationTimepoint: during induction of general anesthesia