to evaluate the difficulty of direct laryngoscopy and intubation by measuring tongue thickness using ultrasound
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: J99- Respiratory disorders in diseasesclassified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065758
- Lead Sponsor
- DRBHOOMIKA B S
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.patients posted for elective surgeries needing general anesthesia
2.age more than 18 years of age
3. American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 and 2 patients
Exclusion Criteria
1. patients with maxillofacial deformities or fractures
2.patients with preoperatively anticipated difficult airway
3.anatomical deformity of neck or face region
4.modified anaesthetic procedure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare and corelate the ultrasound assessment of tongue thickness pre operatively to predict difficult laryngoscopy with Cormack Lehane classification during direct laryngoscopy under general anaesthesiaTimepoint: at the time of intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To check for the number of attempts at intubationTimepoint: at the time of intubation;2.To check if external pressure is applied to facilitate intubation or notTimepoint: at the time of intubation;3.use of any adjuncts (gum elastic bougie) will be recordedTimepoint: at the time of intubation