Study in adults wherein distance from the front of ear to the joint of the jaw bone is measured to predict any difficulty in passing a tube into a persons windpipe during general anaesthesia
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065144
- Lead Sponsor
- MS Ramaiah Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adults aged 18 years-65 years undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
Edentulous/ partial dentition
Maxillofacial surgeries
Uncooperative patients
Thyromental distance less than 6cm
Limited head and neck movement (less than 70 degrees)
Nasal intubation
Restricted mouth opening
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cormacke-Lehane grading in relation to mandibular-condyle distance <br/ ><br>Time of intubation in relation to mandibular-condyle distanceTimepoint: At the time of intubation. 3 minutes after administration of muscle relaxant
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI