Assessment of difficulty in securing patient airway at varying operating table heights.

Completed

• Conditions: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/08/015169
• Lead Sponsor: MAX Super Speciality Hospital Vaishali

Brief Summary

Securingthe patient’s airway is of prime importance to the anaesthesiologist and theease of laryngosopy and intubation depends on the best laryngeal view obtained.This is greatly influenced by the height of the operating table at the time oflaryngoscopy. Furthermore the ease of intubation leads to lesser stress on thepatient as well as the anaesthesiologist, leading to a lesser postoperativediscomfort to the patient and better work performance by the doctors. Thisstudy aims to simultaneously evaluate the effect of table height on the ease oflaryngoscopy and intubation for the patient as well as the anaesthesiologist bymeasuring the best laryngeal view, the degree of discomfort to theanaesthesiologist and the head extension required of the patient’s head duringlaryngoscopy at three different table heights.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-08
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing surgery under General Anaesthesia at MAX Super Speciality Hospital Vaishali ASA Grade I, II, III.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with ASA Grade IV Patients with anticipated difficult airway.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is expected to be the determination of the table height providing the least discomfort during laryngoscopy and intubation.	1 year.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the table height which provides the best laryngeal view with the least discomfort.	1 year.
To determine the table height which provides the least head extension in the patient while providing the best laryngeal views.	1 year.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Anaesthesia Department; 🇮🇳 Ghaziabad, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Anaesthesia Department

🇮🇳Ghaziabad, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dr Kavya Goel

Principal investigator

Goel.kavya@gmail.com