A study to determine which is the better posture the patient should be lying in to get the better view in the laryngoscope (an instrument for inserting tube in the larynx or voice box)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- direct laryngoscopic view and ease of intubation under general anaesthesia.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/09/004960
- Lead Sponsor
- Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients scheduled to receive General Anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.
2.ASA Grade I, II and III
3.Malampatti Classification I, II, III
4.Body Mass Index ( BMI) < 35 Kg/m2
5.Patients giving informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients refusal
2.ASA Grade IV.
3.Malampatti Classification IV
4. Anticipated difficult airway.
5.Patients with loose teeth
6.Body mass index more than 35 Kg/m2
7.Patients with cervical spine disease
8. Condition requiring rapid sequence intubation.
9.Patients with severe cardiovascular disease.
10.Coagulopathy or patient on anticoagulant therapy.
11. Raised intracranial tension.
12.Pregnant females
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method laryngeal view (Modified Cormack Lehane Grade) during direct larngoscopy (L1 and L2) in sniffing and 25 degrees back up positionTimepoint: at the end of laryngoscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intubation Difficulty ScaleTimepoint: after intubation;Pillow height required to achieve optimal sniffing (external auditory meatus to sternal notch) position. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at the end of giving sniffing position <br/ ><br>