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Comparison of two techniques (with or without ultrasound) of numbing throat to aid fibreoptic guided insertion of breathing tube.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/07/020379
Lead Sponsor
Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

a.ASA 1 and 2

b.Difficult airway (modified Mallampati

class IIIâ??IV or inter-incisor distance

< 2.5 cm)

c.Age group 18-60 years

d.Planned for awake fibreoptic intubation

Exclusion Criteria

1) Nonco-operative patients

2) ASA class 3 and 4

3) Local pathology of the neck precluding injections

4) Bleeding diathesis

5) Allergy to local anesthetic agents

6) Intellectual impairment or psychiatric

conditions impairing comprehension of the

procedure

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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