Comparison of two types of layngoscopes for intubation in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery.
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients of cervical spine injury
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/013598
- Lead Sponsor
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
study will be conducted on
a) 60 adult patients of 18-60 years of age ,
b) either sex and
c) American society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I , II and III
d)scheduled to undergo elective cervical spine surgery requiring tracheal intubation with manual in line stabilization of neck under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
a) Patients with following predictors of difficult airway :
1)Modified Mallampati class IV,
2)Interincisor distance < 4.0 cm,
3)Upper lip bite test class >1,
4)Buck teeth and poor dentition with high risk of damage,
5)Oropharyngeal pathology or facial abnormality,
6)BMI >30kg /metre2.
b) Haemodynamic or pulmonary compromise, high risk of pulmonary aspiration and cardiac disease and Hypertension.
c) Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare Intubation difficulty scale score with C-MAC D-blade videolaryngoscope and McCoy laryngoscope for tracheal intubation with manual in line stabilization of neck in the study populationTimepoint: At the time of intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total time taken to secure the airway, <br/ ><br>Number of intubation attempts , <br/ ><br>Ease of insertion of laryngoscope and <br/ ><br>Percentage of glottic opening score (POGO score ) during a laryngoscopy and intubation attemptTimepoint: At the time of intubation.