ltrasonographic examination of the neck & oral cavity of patients who have suffered brain injury to predict difficult airway
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065316
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Priyasmita Sarkar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Acute brain injury patients aged 18-75 years with altered sensorium undergoing emergency/elective surgery
Exclusion Criteria
intubated patients
Poor/Inadequate ultrasound window
Pregnant patients
Patients with known upper airway anomalies & surgery
Refusal to consent
Planned awake fibreoptic bronchoscopy guided intubation in anticipated difficult airway
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the ultrasonographic parameters that predict difficult airway in patients with acute brain injuryTimepoint: At baseline, before induction of anaesthesia on the day of surgery/intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i)To estimate the incidence of difficult airway in patients with acute brain injury <br/ ><br>ii)to compare the prediction of difficult airway by routine preoperative airway assessment with ultrasonographic parameters in acute brain injury patients <br/ ><br>iii) to estimate the need of airway adjuncts, maneuvers & alternative intubation techniques for airway management in these patients <br/ ><br>iv)To estimate the incidence of airway adverse events, if any <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline after induction of general anaesthesia at the time of bag & mask ventilation & at the time of intubation