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Study of the impact of operation theatre table height on ease of inserting the endotracheal tube in the wind pipe of the patient using the video laryngoscope

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/02/030911
Lead Sponsor
Max Super Specialty Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
102
Inclusion Criteria

Patients more than 18 years of age of either sex of ASA 1 and ASA 2 undergoing elective surgical procedures requiring general anaesthesia and endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

Patient refusal, anticipated difficult airway, obese patient with BMI >30, Mouth opening less than 3 finger breadth, Neck circumference >44cm, missing incisor teeth, full stomach patients, pregnant patients

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the effects of different table heights on the total time for tracheal intubation while using a video laryngoscopeTimepoint: Total Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTTI) will be assessed intraoperatively from the time the video laryngoscope is held in hand of intubator till the intubator takes out the video laryngoscope from mouth of patient after successful endotracheal intubation at different patient table heights
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the time for glottic exposure (TGE), time for tracheal intubation (TTI), number of laryngoscopy attempts, discomfort level of the investigator with respect to the table height, change in body positioning with respect to table height, grades of visualization of vocal cords at different heights, post operative sore throat.Timepoint: Time of Glottic Exposure (TGE) will be taken as the time taken from taking the laryngoscope in hand to satisfactory vocal cord visualization by the intubator. <br/ ><br>Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTI) will be taken as the time taken from taking the endotracheal tube in hand to taking out the laryngoscope from patientâ??s mouth by the intubator. <br/ ><br>Post operative sore throat (POST) will be assessed one hour after the completion of surgical procedure.
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