Sole Predictors of Difficult Intubation - Neck Extension Vs DSE
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Screening for Difficult Intubation.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230809059095N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 139
Inclusion Criteria
ASA I and II patients
aged 20-40 yrs
Elective Surgery
Surgery under General Anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
History of Burns and Trauma to airway
Tracheostomy
Previous lower airway surgery
Unwilling
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ltrasound guided distance measured from skin to epiglottisis is superior to conventional neck extension when used as sole agents to diagnose difficult airwayin suspected patients. Timepoint: On intubation. Method of measurement: Visibility on laryngoscopy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method