A scan to measure distance between tongue and palate to assess difficuty in holding oxygen mask during anaesthesia-an observational study.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K358- Other and unspecified acute appendicitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/12/038781
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria
All patients aged above 18 years posted for surgical procedures
under general anesthesia with endotracheal tube
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients with gross facial anomalies
2. Nasal blockade
3. Facial injuries/trauma patients
4. Planned rapid sequence induction
5. Pregnancy
6. Difficulty in positioning for intubation
7. Reduced mouth opening
8. Contraindication for using non depolarizing muscle
relaxant
9. Difficulty in performing ultrasound assessment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the sensitivity and specificity of <br/ ><br>palatoglossal space as seen by ultrasonography to <br/ ><br>predict difficult mask ventilation.Timepoint: One day before surgery USG measurement will be done and next day in operation theatre till intubation patient will be participating in this study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the sensitivity and specificity of <br/ ><br>palatoglossal space and tongue thickness as seen <br/ ><br>by ultrasonography to predict difficult <br/ ><br>laryngoscopy by Cormack Lehane grading <br/ ><br>â?¢ To determine the correlation between <br/ ><br>palatoglossal space and Modified Mallampatti <br/ ><br>score. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: One day before surgery USG measurement will be done and next day in operation theatre till intubation patient will be participating in this study