Comparision of two airways(LMA) in patients undergoing appendicectomy(surgery to remove the appendix when it is infected) under general anaesthesia
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K37- Unspecified appendicitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/10/046196
- Lead Sponsor
- S Nijalingappa Medical College and HSK Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.ASA physical status I-III
2.Airway assessment by Malampatti grade I-III
3.Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic appendicectomy under general anaesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient refusal to give consent
2.Anticipated difficult airway(mouth opening <2cm)
3.Upper respiratory tract infection
4.BMI â�¥35kg/m�²
5.History of radiotherapy of neck
6.Pregnancy
7.Oropharyngeal pathology
8.Previous airway surgeries
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare oropharyngeal leak pressure of Blockbuster laryngeal mask airway and Proseal laryngeal mask airway in patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy under general anaesthesiaTimepoint: 10 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare both the devices for ease of insertion, time of insertion,number of insertion attempts, ease of orogastric tube placement, fibreoptic visualisation of glottis and perioperative pharyngolaryngeal complications if anyTimepoint: 2 hours