A study to investigate the posture and comfort of the anaesthesiologist while inserting a breathing tube in patients receiving general anaesthesia, while patient is lying flat or with 25°propped up position.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Z409- Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/06/025651
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18 to 60 years, ASA I and II patients , Anaesthesiologist with experience of minimum 5 intubations in 25° back up position
Exclusion Criteria
Emergency surgeries , Anticipated difficult airway and mask ventilation , risk of aspiration, hemodynamically unstable patients, BMI more than 35
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anaesthesiologist posture- during intubation in the second position.Timepoint: Anaesthesiologist posture such as neck flexion, lower back flexion, wrist exertion, arm exertion, knee flexion during intubation in the second position.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anaesthesiologist comfortTimepoint: Anaesthesiologist comfort will be assessed during intubation and laryngoscopy;Anaesthesiologist posture during laryngoscopyTimepoint: Anaesthesiologist posture such as neck flexion, lower back flexion, wrist exertion, arm exertion, knee flexion will be assessed during both the laryngoscopy;Cormack Lehane gradingTimepoint: CL grading will be assessed during laryngoscopy in Supine and 25° back up position;Hemodynamic changesTimepoint: Hemodynamic changes will be recorded before starting induction, after induction, 1 and 5 minutes after first laryngoscopy, 1 and 5 minutes after second laryngoscopy and intubation;Time taken for endotracheal intubationTimepoint: The time taken from introduction of endotracheal <br/ ><br>tube into oral cavity and appearance of <br/ ><br>capnography wave form in at the end of intubation