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Evaluation of changes in airway in patients undergoing spine surgery in prone position.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: S320- Fracture of lumbar vertebraHealth Condition 2: S24- Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax levelHealth Condition 3: M51- Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/07/026746
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients undergoing spinal surgeries in prone

position.

2. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical

status I and II

Exclusion Criteria

Patients having

1. cervical spine surgery

2. pre-operative modified Mallampati class

of 4

3. preexisting oropharyngeal pathology

4. inability to fully open mouth for

assessment

5. severely limited neck mobility

6. history of difficult intubation or

difficult mask ventilation

7. patients who refuse for participating

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess Samsoon and Young Modified Mallampati classTimepoint: 1 Preoperative <br/ ><br>2 Postoperative at 1st 2nd 4th 24th and 48 hour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. The time taken for the postoperative airway changes to fully revert to the preoperative state. <br/ ><br>2. Correlation of the change in Modified Mallampati class with surgical variables.Timepoint: 1 Preoperative <br/ ><br>2 Postoperative 1st 2nd 4th 24th and 48 hr
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