Study to compare clinical method of airway assessment with ultrasonographic method of airway assesment to predict difficult laryngoscopy in patients requiring general anesthesia.
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062651
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Medical College. New Civil Hospital. Surat
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients posted for planned surgery under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation.
Patients belonging to ASA grade I, II or III.
Patients in between the age group of 18-60 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant Female, Patients with previous history of difficult intubation, patient with cervical spine injury, patient with gross anatomical abnormalities of throat, oral cavity, maxillofacial, face.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary: <br/ ><br>1) clinical parameters <br/ ><br>•Body mass index <br/ ><br>•Neck circumferance <br/ ><br>•Inter incisior distances <br/ ><br>•Sternomental distances <br/ ><br>•Thyromental distances <br/ ><br>•Modified mallampati classification <br/ ><br>•History of snoring <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> 2)Ultrasound parameters <br/ ><br>•Distance of soft tissue at the level of vocal cord , hyoide bone at level of thyroid isthamus.Timepoint: Baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary: <br/ ><br>Mask ventilation characteristics: <br/ ><br>1)single handed or double handed <br/ ><br>2) easy or difficult <br/ ><br>3) any episode of desaturation <br/ ><br> Intubation characteristics : <br/ ><br>1)Attempts of intubations <br/ ><br>2)External laryngeal maneuver given or not <br/ ><br>3)Any adjuvants required for intubationTimepoint: Baseline