Comparison of insertion of tube in windpipe with the help of C Mac videolaryngoscope(common blade vs. D blade in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgeries.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynxHealth Condition 2: null- Patient having head and neck cancer
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/09/015630
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1Patients with diagnosis of primary oro-pharyngeal cancer posted for surgery.
2Physical status-ASA I and ASA II
1The presence of predictors of difficult bag and mask ventilation (presence of beard, obese with BMI >35, snoring, edentulous, intraoral tumors, receding chin etc.) and intubation, including decreased inter-incisor distance ( <2 cm), short thyromental distance ( <6 cm), and reduced neck extension ( <80° from neck flexion), cervical spine instability, or risk of pulmonary aspiration.
2Patients with contraindication of nasal intubation(suspected epiglottitis, midface instability coagulopathy, suspected basilar skull fractures, apnea or impending respiratory arrest, large nasal polyps, suspected nasal foreign bodies, recent nasal surgery, upper neck hematoma or infection, history of frequent episodes of epistaxis)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the time required for intubation with C-Mac video laryngoscope with conventional blade and D-blade using cuff inflation technique.Timepoint: After induction of anaesthesia and during intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare the percentage of glottis opening (POGO) obtained in both the groups. <br/ ><br>2.To evaluate the ease of NTI with the two techniques of intubation by modified nasal intubation difficulty scaling (NIDS). <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.At the time of induction of anaesthesia and intubation <br/ ><br>2. After intubation