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se of neck ultrasound to predict tube size

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/04/065681
Lead Sponsor
AIIMS New Delhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.ASA class I, II, III.

2.Surgeries requiring placement of left sided Double lumen tubes.

3.Presence of preoperative CT scan of thorax.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Refusal to participate in the study

2.Distorted or altered airway anatomy (previous airway surgery, history of radiotherapy to pharynx, larynx or trachea).

3.Pre-existing sore throat or hoarseness of voice.

4.Tracheostomised patient.

5.Absence of pre-operative CT scan.

6.Intraluminal tumour in airway.

7.Anticipated difficult airway [Mallampati score >3]

8.Poor cricoid visualization on ultrasonography.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.To compare the agreement between the diameter of the cricoid cartilage using computed tomography and ultrasound <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.Comparison of accuracy of size of DLT as predicted by the CT and Ultrasound by dividing the total sample randomly into the two groups. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till double lumen tube placement
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.To compare shape and size of Cricoid ring on CT in males and females.Timepoint: pre operative period
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