Comparing two medicines for putting a tube in the windpipe for breathing in patients whose mouth does not open fully
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C04- Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA I- III
Having anticipated difficult airway (EL GANZOURI SCORE 4-10)
Mouth opening/ interincissor gap > 1.5cm/1 finger
Requiring naso-trachial intubation for head and neck surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
Mouth opening/ interincissor gap <= 1.5cm/1 finger
ASA IV-V
Alcoholic, Liver cirrhosis
Severe bradycardia
AV block on ECG
Heart failure
Thrombocytopenia/ coagulopathy contraindicating naso-tracheal intubation.
Consent not given by patient.
El ganzouri index >=10
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recording the incidence of coughing, vocal cord movement and patient reaction to ETT placement and comparison of propofol & dexmedetomidine for intubating conditions as determined by the intubation score. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Once;at the time of intubatuion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method