Degree of difficulty during intubation due to application of manoeuvres for cervical spine protection(manual-in-line-stabilization)
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Age 18 to 65 years ASA Grade I and II
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011906
- Lead Sponsor
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) grade I and II patients undergoing elective surgeries.
Exclusion Criteria
a) Patients with anticipated difficult airway as assessed by standard airway parameters including Mallampati grade IV, retrognathism and upper lip bite test class III, thyromental distance <6cm, mouth opening < 2 fingers of the patient,obesity with body mass index >30 kg/m2 and neck circumference >44cms.
b) Cervical spine pathology
c) Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cormack and Lehane(modified) grading during: <br/ ><br>a) Manual-in-line-stabilization <br/ ><br>b) Backwards Upwards Rightward Pressure and Manual-in-line-stabilization <br/ ><br>c) Early morning sniffing position <br/ ><br>d) Backwards Upwards Rightward Pressure in Early morning sniffing positionTimepoint: a) At the time of laryngoscopy with application of manual-in-line-stabilization <br/ ><br>b) At the time of laryngoscopy in early morning sniffing position
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Mallampati grading (correlation to Cormack and Lehane modified grading with manual-in-line-stabilization and without manual-in-line-stabilization) <br/ ><br>2)Degree of head movement with application of manual-in-line-stabilizationTimepoint: 1) Preoperatively during assessment of Mallampati grading. <br/ ><br>2) During laryngoscopy