A comparison between various external measurements taken before surgery, to predict difficulty in laryngoscopy during administration of anaesthesia.
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/07/054598
- Lead Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients aged 18-60 years, with a BMI more than 30 Kg/m2, scheduled to undergo surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with anatomical defects of face, neck or upper airway
2. Patients with cervical spine instability
3. Patients with limited neck movements
4. Patients with reduced mouth opening
5. Patients requiring RSII (Rapid sequence induction & intubation)
6. Patients belonging to ASA - PS classes 4, 5 or 6
7. Patient refusal
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of the sternomental distance ratio (SMDR) as a predictor of a difficult laryngoscopic view in the obese surgical patientTimepoint: Preoperative time (Baseline), at 15 seconds of induction of anaesthesia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assesment of hyomental distance ratio (HMDR), sternomental displacement (SMDD) & hyomental displacement (HMDD) as predictors of difficult laryngoscopic view in the obese surgical patientTimepoint: Preoperative time, at 15 seconds of induction of anaesthesia.