A study to assess whether body thickness in front of neck measured using an ultrasound useful in predicting difficulty in doing laryngoscopy(a medical procedure done for the visualisation of larynx)

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/07/009010
• Lead Sponsor: Azeezia Medical College

Brief Summary

Airway has a complex anatomy and an unanticipated difficult airway remains one of the most feared complication in every operating room.Prediction of difficult airway in anesthesia is thus crucial to avoid airway catastrophes.Routine preoperative airway examination usually includes assessment of mouth opening,dentition, modified Mallampati classification,thyromental distance and neck mobility.But its sensitivity and specificity for accurate prediction of a difficult airway is not very robust.Because of the superficial location of larynx Ultrasound offers images of higher resolution than CT or MRI.Ultrasound techique is safe,cheap,reliable,non invasive, fast and repeatable.

Hence in this study we are assessing whether modified Mallampati with Ultrasound guided anterior neck soft tissue thickness reliable in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in patients with BMI more than or equal to 25 kg/m2, when compared to Mallampati  alone.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of either sex,between age 18 years- 60years,with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2,who are scheduled to undergo general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and are willing and able to give informed consent will be recruited to the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.pregnancy 2.upper airway patholology 3.cervical spine disease/ fractures 4.full stomach 5.hiatus hernia 6.gastroesophageal reflux disease.
• 7.known history of thyroid disorder/enlargement.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary objective will be to assess the sensitivity, specificity and predictive accuracy of modified mallampati with or without ultrasound guided anterior neck soft tissue thickness in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in patients with BMI ≥25 kg/m2	At the completion of the study ie at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary objective will be to compare the sensitivity of modified mallampati with US guided anterior neck soft tissue thickness and mallampati alone in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in patients with BMI ≥25 kg/m2	At the completion of the study ie at 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Azeezia Medical College Hospital; 🇮🇳 Kollam, KERALA, India

Azeezia Medical College Hospital

🇮🇳Kollam, KERALA, India

Dr Derlin Thomas

Principal investigator

09447768944

derlin.t@gmail.com