COMPARISON AND EVALUATION OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE TUBE AND FLEXOMETALLIC TUBE ENDOTRACHEAL FOR EASE OF OROTRACHEAL INTUBATION USING FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPE IN ADULTS

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

Brief Summary: This study is an interventional randomised comparative study to find out which endotracheal tube between the polyvinyl chloride tube and the flexometallic tube has easier passage at the glottis for orotracheal intubation ,using a flexible bronchoscope, with the hypothesis that the flexometallic tube has easier passage at the glottis than the polyvinyl chloride tube. The two tubes will be compared based on following parameters: primarily,1) rate of impingement of tube, secondarily, 2) site of impingement of tube, if any, 3) number of manoeuvres required to advance the tube, 4) the time taken to railroad the tube over the flexible bronchoscope.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

ASA Grade 1&2, Modified Mallampati Grade 1&2, undergoing elective general surgery under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients having a difficult airway or is undergoing oral, head or neck surgery or is pregnant.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess ease of passage by observing and comparing the incidence of impingement of the polyvinyl chloride tube and the flexometallic tube at the glottis using flexible bronchoscope	At the end of complete sample collection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Site of impingement of tube, if any. 2. The number of manoeuvres required to advance the endotracheal tube through the glottis. 3. The time taken to railroad the endotracheal tube over the flexible bronchoscope into the trachea	At the time of intubation

Locations (1): Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
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South, DELHI, India
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
🇮🇳South, DELHI, India
Hage Kanya
Principal investigator
8794383491
Kanyahage06@gmail.com