ASSOCIATION OF THE MODIFIED MALLAMPATI TEST ALONE, WITH PHONATION AND WITHOUT TONGUE PROTRUSION IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE CORMACK LEHANE LARYNGOSCOPIC GRADE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS OF THE AGE 8 -12 YEARS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE SURGERY
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/054051
- Lead Sponsor
- Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhaman Mahavir Medical college,Delhi,India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients fulfilling the criteria of American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status I, II and III children.
Patients of either gender, aged 8-12 years .
Pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with anticipated difficult airway as per the following predictors:
Restricted mouth opening
Obesity with BMI >30kg/m2
Retrognathia
Restricted neck mobility
Patients with cervical spine injury or any restriction in neck movement
Patients with any other obvious pathology around the mouth or neck, like i.e maxillofacial fractures and tumors ,oral malformations like clefts etc
Syndromic children with upper airway abnormalities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To associate the Modified Mallampati test alone, with phonation & without tongue protrusion in the upright position with the Cormack Lehane Laryngoscopic grade in pediatric patients in the age group of 8-12 years and analyse their diagnostic utility. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: To associate the Modified Mallampati test alone, with phonation & without tongue protrusion in the upright position with the Cormack Lehane Laryngoscopic grade in pediatric patients in the age group of 8-12 years and analyse their diagnostic utility. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the Modified Mallampati test alone, with phonation & without tongue protrusion for airway assessment in upright patients. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: To compare the Modified Mallampati test alone, with phonation & without tongue protrusion for airway assessment in upright patients. <br/ ><br>