measurement of neck by ultrasonography for predicting difficult intubation in women undergoing Caesarean sectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O998- Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/049178
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr SUJEET RAI
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged from 18 to 45 years.
Live fetus at gestational age = 36 weeks.
Singleton or multiple pregnancies.
Mentally competent.
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I–III.
Subjects planned for cesarean section under general anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
Abnormal upper airway anatomy
Expected difficult laryngoscopy with cervical spine abnormality, maxillofacial anomalies, upper airway disease, a history of previous difficult intubation.
Women who had registered for this study in previous pregnancies.
Women who are unconscious, severely ill, those with learning difficulties, or mentally handicapped.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analysis correlation between ultrasonographic measurements of anterior cervical soft tissue thickness at 4 anatomical levels (hyoid bone, epiglottis, cricothyroid membrane, thyroid isthmus ) and the Cormack–Lehane grade on direct laryngoscopyTimepoint: Preoperative USG done before laryngoscopy on ot table
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the utility of clinical predictors of difficult airway in distinguishing easy and difficult airway based on Cormack–Lehane’s view on direct laryngoscopy during intubation in parturientTo determine correlations between ultrasound measurements of anterior cervical soft tissue thickness at 4 anatomical levels and clinical predictors of difficult airwayTimepoint: Preoperative USG done before laryngoscopy on ot table