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To Assess The Maximum Condyle Tragus Distance As A Predictor Of Difficult Airway

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: R00-R99- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/05/067504
Lead Sponsor
Dr Rinita Ann John
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients of both genders undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia.

2. Patients of ASA 1, 2 and 3 category

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient refusal

2. Patient with anatomical craniofacial abnormality

3. oral malignancy and neck swelling

4. Patient with history of mandible dislocations

5. Edentulous patient

6. Pregnant females

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Condylar tragus distance <br/ ><br>2. Cormack Lehane gradingTimepoint: Preanesthetic check up <br/ ><br>Elective intubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ease of intubation based on <br/ ><br>Number of attempts <br/ ><br>Number of operators <br/ ><br> Alternative techniques like bougie, video laryngoscope, fiberoptic intubation used or not <br/ ><br> External laryngeal pressure applied or notTimepoint: elective intubation
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