Effect of Cervical collar on Oropharyngeal Sealing Pressure and Cuff Position of Ambu Aura GainTM Laryngeal Airway: A Randomized Cross Over Trial
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients posted for elective surgeries
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/03/006717
- Lead Sponsor
- Intramural Research Fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
ASA 1 and 2 patients above 18 years of age posted for elective surgery in whom LMA placement is planned
Exclusion Criteria
Any pathology of the neck, upper respiratory tract or upper alimentary tract.
Predicted difficult airway.
A body mass index >35 kg/m2.
Patients with history of obstructive sleep apnoea.
History of lung diseases.
Potentially full stomach patients or history of oesophageal reflux
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oropharyngeal sealing pressure <br/ ><br>and Fiberoptic view of glottisTimepoint: Oropharyngeal sealing pressure <br/ ><br>and Fiberoptic view of glottis will be measured 1 minute after insertion of the Ambu Aura Gain airway both with and without cervical collar
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of insertion of the airway <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Will be noted during the insertion of the airway;Number of attempts needed to insert airwayTimepoint: Will be noted during the insertion of the airway;Time taken to insert the airwayTimepoint: Will be noted during the insertion of the airway;Ventilatory paranetersTimepoint: Will be noted after insertion of the airway after measuring primary outcomes,within 5 minutes after insertion