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Comparison Of a sedative drug with a combination with opioid for awake intubation in Patients with difficult airway.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/03/031760
Lead Sponsor
IMS and SUM Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. ASA grade I and II

2. Patients with difficult intubation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal of patient to participate in the study

2. ASA grade II/ III

3. Any allergy to dexmedetomidine

4. Patients on any of the following:

a. Higher degree of A-V block

b. Treatment with ACE Inhibitors, digoxin or beta adrenergic antagonist

c. Treatment with alpha-2 agonist

d. Long term use of benzodiazepine or TCA

e. Treat with anticoagulants

5. Bleeding disorders

6. Pregnant and nursing women

7. Morbid obesity

8. Lack of cooperative and effective communication

9. Patients requiring post operative ventilatory support

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Airway obstruction score was evaluated using a 3 degree scale <br/ ><br>2. Intubation score was evaluated according to Vocal cord movement <br/ ><br>3. Coughing <br/ ><br>4. Limb movement <br/ ><br>5. Fiberoptic intubation comfort score indicating patient tolerance; It was evaluated using a 5 point score <br/ ><br>6. Ramsay sedation score: using 6 points <br/ ><br>7. Patient satisfaction score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the time of attempting awake fibre optic intubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Haemodynamic variables: <br/ ><br>a. heart rate <br/ ><br>b. systolic blood pressure <br/ ><br>c. diastolic blood pressure <br/ ><br>2. Any episode of oxygen desaturation ( less than 90%) or bradycardia (HR less than 60 beats/minute).Timepoint: Haemodynamic variables: <br/ ><br>1. Baseline: Before drug administration. <br/ ><br>2. With the start of the airway manipulation technique (20 min after drug administration). <br/ ><br>3. Immediately after intubation. <br/ ><br>
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