Evaluation of improvement in the size of wind pipe with kingsvision laryngoscope in patients who have less than normal view of wind pipe with conventional Macintosh Laryngoscope
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Z409- Encounter for prophylactic surgery, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/11/029322
- Lead Sponsor
- Medica Superspecialty Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I â?? III.
2.Age 18-70 years
3.Scheduled to undergo elective surgery and requiring tracheal intubation
4.POGO score < 50% during direct laryngoscopy
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient refusal
2.Pregnancy
3.Predictors of difficult airway:
a) Oropharyngeal pathologies
b) Body Mass Index > 35kg/m2
b) Limited Cervical spine mobility
c) Restricted mouth opening
d) History of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation.
4.High risk of aspiration
a)Full stomach
b)Emergency surgeries
c)Hiatus hernia
d)Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in glottic view (POGO score)observed with kingsvision laryngosope as compared with Mcintosh laryngoscopeTimepoint: During laryngoscopy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of laryngeal view obtained using Cormack Lehane grading system, recording number of intubation attempts, time required for successful tracheal tube entry, time required for successful intubation, alternative techniques used and intubation difficulty score.Timepoint: During laryngoscopy