comparison of two intubation techniques in patients with cervical collar
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/01/004275
- Lead Sponsor
- ESI Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
After ethics committee approval and written informed consent, 120 ASA physical status I/II patients (18-60 years) scheduled to undergo elective surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia were prospectively included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
anticipated difficult ventilation or intubation (Mallampatti class 3/4, Mouth opening (MO) < 3cm, thyromental distance < 6.5 cm and sterno mental distance < 12.5 cm), patients with loose molar teeth or increased risk of aspiration, pregnant patients, obese patients (BMI >35) and those with history of difficult intubation were excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to intubation <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: from beginning of insertion of the device ( bonfils/ laryngoscope) till the End tidal capnograph tracing on the monitor <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method post operative complications:x.Postoperative sore throat (mild, moderate and severe)15, dysphagia or any other respiratory morbidityTimepoint: 1, 6 and 24 hours.