A study to compare the accuracy of two predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in children.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050370
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Sivaraman
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Children in the age group of 1 to 5 years belonging to ASA physical status I and II
undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
1. Obvious airway malformations (neck swelling or contractures, unstable cervical spine,
facial bone fractures, oral or laryngeal malignancies, craniofacial anomalies)
2. Need for rapid sequence intubation with cricoid pressure
3. Obese children
4. Children who cannot stand
5. History of radiotherapy for head and neck pathology
6. History of cervical spine fixation
7. Parents refusal to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prediction of difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric populationTimepoint: 4 minutes after administering muscle relaxant i.e., during laryngoscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method se of manoeuvres to optimise the laryngoscopic viewTimepoint: During laryngoscopy