COMPARISON OF Two Parameters {STERNOMENTAL DISPLACEMENT DISTANCE WITH THYROMENTAL HEIGHT TEST} AS A PREDICTIVE MEASURE FOR DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY AND ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION IN LATE MIDDLE-AGED INDIVIDUALS FOR GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K802- Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056444
- Lead Sponsor
- CMS and GTBH hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patient with age group 55-64 years scheduled for elective surgeries
Exclusion Criteria
Any abnormality on clinical examination which is anticipated to interfere with airway management.
Patient requiring awake fiberoptic intubation.
Mouth opening less then 1.5cm.
Patient with cervical spine trauma.
Patient with limited neck extension
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of Sensitivity of Sternomental displacement distance (SMDD) versus Thyromental height test (TMHT) as predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in late middle-aged group posted for surgery under general anaesthesia.Timepoint: After data collection from all participants of study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Comparison of SMDD vs TMHT as predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in same age group with respect to following: Specificity, Positive predictive value, Negative predictive value <br/ ><br>2.Sensitivity & specificity of Mallampati classification as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy <br/ ><br>3.Comparison of Sensitivity and specificity of SMDD verses TMHT as a predictor of difficult intubation <br/ ><br>4.Sensitivity and specificity of Mallampati as a predictor of difficult intubation <br/ ><br>Timepoint: After data collection from all participants of study