Correlation between Preoperative USG Airway Assessment and Ease of Intubation in Cancer Patients - An Observational Study
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/058740
- Lead Sponsor
- Namita Mohandas
- Brief Summary
Airway assessment is an essential aspect of preanesthetic assessment. Presently, prediction of difficult airway is based on clinical assessment of airway. Difficult tracheal intubation is associated with serious morbidity and mortality and cannot be always predicted based on preoperative airway assessment using conventional clinical predictors. Despite the use of various clinical parameters, the diagnostic accuracy of a preanesthetic airway assessment in predicting difficult intubation is very low. There is a search for non-invasive and more accurate tools for airway assessment to overcome the above limitations of clinical airway assessment tests. Portable, non-invasive and point of care characteristics of ultrasonography can aid in airway assessment and prediction of difficult laryngoscopy. Ultrasound has been evolving as a useful device for airway assessment. The present study will be conducted to assess the usefulness of various sonographic airway parameters in predicting difficult laryngoscopy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 123
Patients belonging to ASA status 1 and 2 Patients consenting for the study.
1.Patients with any feature of difficult airway such as maxillofacial anomalies 2.Patients having restricted neck movements 3.Obese patients (Body mass index [BMI] >40 kg/m2) 4.Patients with limited mouth opening.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Looking for any difficulty encountered during intubation. At the time of intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Any adjuncts used to overcome difficulty in intubation. After initial attempts of intubation
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IndiaNamita MohandasPrincipal investigator09845131337mohandas22namita@gmail.com