Study of mallampati class in sitting verus supine position during orotracheal intubatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: R688- Other general symptoms and signs
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/06/019770
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr PRANAV BALU NAM
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.All adult patients.
2.Either sex.
3.Consenting patients.
4.scheduled for surgery requiring general anaesthesia and oro-tracheal intubation.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients unwilling to participate in the study.
2.Patients undergoing general anaesthesia without orotracheal intubation, those scheduled for fiber-optic or awake/blind intubation.
3.Patients with upper airway pathology, restricted neck movements (upper cervical spine pathology, cranio-vertebral junction anomalies, etc.)
4.Uncooperative patients, patients with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) less than 15.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare modified mallampati test between sitting and supine positions and its correlation to Cormack and Lehane (C-L) laryngoscopy grade. <br/ ><br>2.To study the effect of posture on Modified Mallampati test results. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.baseline (in sitting position) <br/ ><br>2.Mallampati score in supine position before intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the effect of posture on Modified Mallampati test results. <br/ ><br>Applicability of Modified mallampati test in supine position for predicting difficult airway. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.sitting position <br/ ><br>2.supine position