Evaluating tongue thickness using ultrasound to determine difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients undergoing elective surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036422
- Lead Sponsor
- ABVIMS AND DR RMLH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA Grade 2 and 3,BMI >25kg/meter square
Exclusion Criteria
Upper airway deformity ,trauma or tumor. Past history of difficult airway. Patient needing rapid sequence intubation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Ultrasound guided measurement of tongue thickness <br/ ><br>2.Cormack Lehane grading.Timepoint: 1. Preoperative <br/ ><br>2. During endotracheal intubation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of attempts for intubation <br/ ><br>2. Time taken for intubation <br/ ><br>3. Use of adjuncts or alternateTimepoint: 1.During intubation <br/ ><br>2. During intubation <br/ ><br>3. During intubation