A STUDY TO COMPARE TWO MEASUREMENTS IN NECK AND CHEST TO HELP IDENTIFY THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL TO PUT BREATHING TUBE INTO TRACHEA BEFORE SURGERY
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/053104
- Lead Sponsor
- DR NANDINI C V
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologistsâ?? physical status (ASA PS) I and II.
Patients posted for elective surgeries requiring endotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with body mass index >35 kg/m2,
Obstetric patients,
Patients with upper airway deformities, anatomical abnormality & limitation of TMJ and Atlanto axial joint,
Oral & maxillofacial tumors,
Past history of head, neck and thoracic surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the usefulness of Acromioaxillo Suprasternal notch index (AASI) with that of Thyromental height test (TMHT) for predicting the difficult visualization of larynx during endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing general anaesthesia as assessed by Cormack â?? Lehane grading.Timepoint: pre operative period, during endotracheal intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare Acromioaxillo Suprasternal notch index (AASI) and Thyromental height test (TMHT) with modified Mallampati (MMP) score, upper lip bite test (ULBT), Sternomental distance (SMD), Thyromental distance (TMD) and neck circumference (NC).Timepoint: pre operative period and during endotracheal intubation