Incidence and Correlation between anticipated and actual difficult intubation for passing tube in wind pipe during general anaesthesia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patient under anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/12/007520
- Lead Sponsor
- Self
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
adults aged above 18 years of either gender posted for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with in situ endotracheal tube, requiring rapid sequence intubation, pregnant women and those with the pathological conditions that could alter anatomy of face and neck such as burns related contractures, tumors or swellings involving head neck area shall be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to evaluate incidence correlation between anticipated difficult airway by using Modified Mallampati classification and Wilsonâ??s score and incidence of difficult intubation with the Cormack-Lehane grade visualized at the time of laryngoscopy.Timepoint: During pre anaesthesia check up and at time of intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to evaluate the duration of laryngoscopy, intubation and number of attempts of successful intubation.Timepoint: At time of intubation