Comparison of two different ways of intubating patients with cervical (neck) spine abnormality (difficult airway)
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: 8- Other Procedures
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056278
- Lead Sponsor
- Rini E Francis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
patients in age group of 18-65 years of age of ASA status 1,2 with cervical spine abnormality planned for surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Patients of ASA physical status 3,4 and 5.
Patients planned for awake fiberoptic intubation.
Patients planned for nasal intubation.
Patients with restricted mouth opening.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method First attempt intubation success (tracheal tube placed and correct positioning confirmed by capnogram with a single manoeuvre)Timepoint: within 30 seconds of placing video-laryngoscope
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to intubate <br/ ><br>number of attempts required to intubate <br/ ><br>any need for alternative airway devices or methods of intubation <br/ ><br>vitals( heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation) before & at the time of intubation <br/ ><br>incidence of airway injuries(bleeding, injury to lips, gums, teeth, pharnx & larynx)Timepoint: time to intubate(from insertion of video-laryngoscope to the appearance of end-tidal carbon di-oxide waveform)- within 30 seconds of placing video-laryngoscope. <br/ ><br>need for alternative airway devices or methods of intubation- Yes or No <br/ ><br>Heart rate in beats per minute, blood pressure in mmHg & oxygen saturation in percentage (5 minutes before intubation & at the time of intubation). Incidence of airway injury-present/absent (during video-laryngoscope insertion & during intubation)