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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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
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