To compare two techniques of nasal intubation in patient undergoing head and neck cancer surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- healthy ASA I/II ( having controlled medical disease) and posted for head and neck surgery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/07/007085
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
120 ASA Grade â?? I/II adult patients of either sex admitted for head and neck cancer surgeries under general anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
the presence of predictors of difficult bag and mask ventilation (presence of beard, obese with BMI >35, snoring, edentulous, intraoral tumors, receding chin etc.) and intubation, including decreased inter-incisor distance ( <1.5 cm), short thyromental distance ( <6 cm), and reduced neck extension ( <80° from neck flexion), cervical spine instability, or risk of pulmonary aspiration.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The total time required for successful intubationTimepoint: will be recorded once and defined as (total time from entry of the endotracheal tube into nares to the first appearance of regular capnograph waveform after endotracheal intubation)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To evaluate the ease of NTI (NRS) with the two laryngoscopes using cuff inflation technique. <br/ ><br>2.To note the perioperative complications in the two groups. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1. Postoperative sore throat will be assessed 24 <br/ ><br>hours after extubation. <br/ ><br>2. Hemodynamic (mean blood pressure and pulse rate) parameters (preinduction, post induction, post laryngoscopy and every minute for 10 minutes) <br/ ><br>3. NRS for ease of intubation at the end of intubation once