Predicting difficult airway in Infants using Ultrasonographic parameters
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/11/047136
- Lead Sponsor
- RESEARCH COMMITTEE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Infants more than 28 days old of either sex belonging to ASA I/II and scheduled to undergo elective surgery under General Anaesthesia at AIIMS Jodhpur
Exclusion Criteria
Known tongue, oropharyngeal, laryngeal or head and neck cancers, tumours or anatomy altering conditions. Any notable swelling, scarring, cysts, ongoing infections in the mouth, head or neck.
Facial fractures
Cervical spine fracture/instability
Inability to insert MacIntosh Blade in oral cavity for laryngoscopy
Full stomach/Emergency intubations/altered level of consciousness
Tracheostomised patients
Refusal or inability to give consent
Any airway compromise during the procedure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonographic airway assessment for predicting difficult airway in infantsTimepoint: Perioperative
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Diagnostic accuracy of clinical airway assessment parameters as predictors of difficult laryngosopy using cormack lehane gradingTimepoint: Perioperative period