Predict predicting difficult laryngoscopy in morbidly obese patients by ultrasound of distance from skin to epiglottis: A prospective observational study
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- difficult laparoscopy in morbidly obese patientmorbidly obese patient
- Registration Number
- TCTR20171226001
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, prince of songkla university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 87
Inclusion Criteria
BMI>/= 35kg/m2
ASA classification II-III
age 18-80 years old
general anesthesia with endotracheal tube
Exclusion Criteria
tracheostomy tube status
dysmorphic facies
head and neck cancer
pregnancy
cervical spine injury or disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method difficult laryngoscopy in morbidly obese patient success intubation measure distance from skin to epiglottis by ultrasound
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method specificity and sensitivity of ultrasound to evaluate airway after calculation calculation