a study to determine the usefulness of ultrasonography to measure neck tissue to help us predict difficulty in intubation.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- ASA I/II
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/09/009614
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Patna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
ASA I or II patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with history of airway trauma
Patients with anterior neck masses/ swellings
Patients with limited mouth opening/ neck extention due to various reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method any correlation between anterior neck tissue measurement at the level of vocal cords and Cormack Lahane classification on laryngoscopyTimepoint: at the time of laryngoscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method any correlation between anterior neck tissue maesurement at the level of suprasternal notch and cormack lahane classification on laryngoscopy.Timepoint: at the time of laryngoscopy;correlation between anterior neck tissue measurement at the level of thyroid isthmus and cormack lahane classificationTimepoint: at the time of laryngoscopy