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Evaluation of ultrasound guided measurement of front of neck soft tissue thickness in predicting difficult visualisation of larynx in obese patients.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/04/018770
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesiology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

American Society of Anaesthesiology physical status 2, obese patients ( BMI >=30kg/m2) undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Upper airway pathology

2. Cervical spine fracture

3. Facial fracture and maxillofacial abnormality

4. Interincisor distance <3 cm

5. Loose or prominent upper incisors

6. Patients with past history of difficult intubation

7. Pregnant patients

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy using sonographic measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thicknessTimepoint: Pre operative period
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy using <br/ ><br>1.BMI <br/ ><br>2.Neck circumference <br/ ><br>3.Thyromental distance <br/ ><br>4.Sternomental distanceTimepoint: Pre operative period
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