Which laryngoscope is better (conventional or video)to intubate in head injury patients by using propofol for inductio
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/07/070021
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr SN Medical college, Jodhpur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with traumatic head injury and GCS less than or equal to 8 and presenting within 24 hours of injury
Exclusion Criteria
Multiple trauma or injuries and already intubated and revisit for same injury and bilateral fixed and dilated pupils and history of cardiovascular diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure the changes in heart rate and mean arterial pressure during intubation in head injury patients using video laryngoscope and conventional laryngoscope with propofol as induction agentTimepoint: baseline at the time of presentation, before premedication, after premedication, after induction, at insertion of laryngoscope, at insertion of endotracheal tube, 1,5,10,15 mins after insertion of endotracheal tube
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 Time to visualise the glottis <br/ ><br>2 Cormack & Lehane grading <br/ ><br>3 The time taken for securing the airway <br/ ><br>4 Ease of intubation using Likert scale <br/ ><br>5 The number of attempts used for intubationTimepoint: At the time of laryngoscopy <br/ ><br> & endotracheal intubation