comparative evaluation of curved and straight blade laryngoscopes using tongue lifting and epiglottis lifting techniques for endotracheal intubation in adults.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/07/035073
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Medical Sciences and Research Sharda University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA grade 1&2
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients who do not give consent to participate in the trial
2.Anticipated difficult bag and mask ventilation or difficult intubation
3.History of Upper respiratory infection in the last 15 days
4.Cervical spine disorders
5.Coagulation disorders
6.Patients posted for surgeries involving oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck
7.Causes of raised intra-cranial pressure
8.Risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents e.g., pregnant females, patients with full stomach, upper GIT problems like gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
9.Obesity : BMI >= 35 kg/m2
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate and compare the performance of Macintosh-curved and Miller-straight laryngoscope for laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation for elective surgery in adult patients, using both techniques of tongue-base lifting and direct epiglottis lifting for laryngoscopyTimepoint: pre-op baseline vitals and saturation. <br/ ><br>0 min <br/ ><br>1 min <br/ ><br>2 min <br/ ><br>3 min <br/ ><br>4 min <br/ ><br>5 min <br/ ><br>10 min <br/ ><br>15 min
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method hemodynamic parameters evaluationTimepoint: 0,1,2,3,4,5,10,15 mins