Comparison of windpipe characteristics by ultrasound versus conventional measurements of neck, to predict ease of putting tube in windpipe for ventilator purpose.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- 1.Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring Endotracheal intubation2.Patients of either sex in the age group of 18 ââ?¬â?? 65 years.3.ASA grades I or II.Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011745
- Lead Sponsor
- Fortis Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients undergoing elective surgery under general
anaesthesia requiring Endotracheal intubation
2.Patients of either sex in the age group of 18 ââ?¬â?? 65 years.
3.ASA grades I or II.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Emergency surgeries.
2.ASA grades III-VI
3.Pregnant patients.
4.Patients with known abnormalities or obvious malformations of the airway with head and neck trauma.
5.Cervical spine pathology or patients scheduled for fibre-optic intubation.
6.Uncooperative or altered sensorium patients.
7.Age <18 years and >65 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method �Comparison of conventional bedside screening tests and Ultrasound parameters for predicting difficult intubation.Timepoint: Preoperative one time assessment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil