A comparison of Upper lip bite test, Modified Mallampati classification system, Mandibular length, and Thyrosternal distance in predicting difficulty in direct laryngoscopy - A prospective observational study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056294
- Lead Sponsor
- Vedant Gurav
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patient of either sex, aged between 18 to 60 years.
2. All non obese
3. No identified difficult airway or history that required the patient to be awake during trachel intubation.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cancellation of tracheal intubation/ modified anesthesia protocol.
2. Upper airway deformity/ tumour or trauma
3. Reduced mouth opening, edentulous, missing teeth in lower jaw, limitation of Thyromental joint, or Atlanto- occipital joint movements.
4. H/o thyroid or neck surgery.
5. Pregnant patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pper lip bite test grade 3 <br/ ><br>Modified mallampati classification system grade 3 & 4 <br/ ><br>Mandibular length less than 9 cm <br/ ><br>Thyrosternal distance less than 6.5 cm <br/ ><br>Cormack Lehane grade 2b, 3 and 4 are to be considered as difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: Upper lip bite test grade 3 <br/ ><br>Modified mallampati classification system grade 3 & 4 <br/ ><br>Mandibular length less than 9 cm <br/ ><br>Thyrosternal distance less than 6.5 cm <br/ ><br>Cormack Lehane grade 2b, 3 and 4 are to be considered as difficult laryngoscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil