A clinical study comparing the performance of three bedside airway indices, viz., Acromio-axillo-suprasternal notch index,sternomental distance and modified Mallampati test in supine position in predicting difficult visualization of larynx during direct laryngoscopy.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G94- Other disorders of brain in diseases classified elsewhereHealth Condition 2: H948- Other specified disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewhereHealth Condition 3: K279- Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforationHealth Condition 4: N209- Urinary calculus, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/06/034070
- Lead Sponsor
- Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 198
Inclusion Criteria
1.ASA Grade I and II
2.Patient undergoing elective surgeries under General anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
ââ?¬Â¢Patientsââ?¬• refusal.
�H/O allergy to any of the study drugs.
�BMI >30 kg/m2.
�ASA grades III, IV, V & emergency.
�Patients with difficulty in mouth opening
�Edentulous
�Upper airway abnormality [oropharyngeal mass ,maxillofacial tumor, fracture etc.]
�Macroglossia
�Cystic hygroma
�Pregnancy and breast feeding mothers
�Recent head and neck surgeries
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Study Variables : <br/ ><br>1) Patient�s informed consent form <br/ ><br>2)Age, sex, height, weight, BMI <br/ ><br>3) Baseline Heart rate, Systolic, Diastolic and Mean blood pressure <br/ ><br>4)Airway parameters : AASNI(line C/ Line A), SMD, MMT-s, CL to be recorded. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>AASNI: Acromio-axillo-suprasternal notch index <br/ ><br>SMD: Sternomental distance <br/ ><br>MMT-s: Modified Mallampati test in supine position <br/ ><br>CL: Cormack Lehane gradeTimepoint: Sternomental distance, Modified Mallampati test in supine position and Acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index will be recorded during pre-anaesthetic evaluation of airway. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Cormack Lehane grade will be observed during intubation post induction
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil