se of ultrasound to confirm tube is correctly placed inside the wind pipe by trainee anaesthetist before surgery.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- patients undergoing elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation, ASA I-II, MP I-II, BMI 30
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012820
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute Of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
consenting patients posted for elective surgeries requiring general anaesthesia with oro-tracheal intubation
-BMI < 30kg/meter square
-first year Anaesthesiology residents (first 6 months and 6-12 months)
Exclusion Criteria
-refusal to participate in the study
-predictors of difficult intubation
-modified mallampati class 3 and 4
-thyromental distance < 6.5cm
-upper lip bite test negative
-restricted neck movements (flexion <25
degrees, extension <85 degrees)
-previous history of difficult intubation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method if ultrasound guided intubation is a reliable method of endotracheal intubation when performed by novice anesthetistsTimepoint: 10 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to determine if ultrasound is the fastest method of confirmation of endotracheal intubation in comparison to chest ausculation and capnography. <br/ ><br>whether it is a good indicator to guide the direction of endotracheal tube towards the trachea <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 10 minutes;whether it is a good indicator to guide the direction of endotracheal tube towards the trachea <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 10 minutes