To compare the ease of endotracheal intubation with a 7cm pillow height versus sniffing position pillow height
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/07/043757
- Lead Sponsor
- DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND CRITICAL CARE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 18 to 50 years of either sex
Physical status ASA 1 or ASA 2
Exclusion Criteria
PATIENTS WITH
Upper airway pathology
height < 140 cms
thyromental distance <5.5 cms
neck mass
cervical spine pathology
edentulous/loose or missing teeth/bucked teeth
pregnancy
intraoral mass/ tumour
temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis
facial and tongue anomalies
mouth opening <3 cms
history of obstructive sleep apnoea
BMI > 35 kg per metre square
MPG grade IV
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare and evaluate ease of intubation with fixed height pillow and pillow height attained by alignment of external auditory meatus to sternal notchTimepoint: baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the time taken for laryngoscopy in both positions.Timepoint: baseline