TRASOUND EVALUATION OF ANTERIOR NECK SOFT TISSUE THICKNESS TO PREDICT DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY IN OVERWEIGHT ADULT PATIENTS POSTED FOR SURGERY UNDER GENERAL ENDOTRACHEAL ANAESTHESIA - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

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• Conditions: Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/07/044138
• Lead Sponsor: JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 2 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 to 65 years old patients of either sex

2. BMI more than 25 kg/ m²

3. ASA physical status grade I to III

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with facial fractures

2.Maxillofacial abnormalities

3.Cervical spinal fracture

4. Arthritis,

5.Pregnancy

6. Emergency cases

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-Ultrasonographic measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness at 3 levels <br/ ><br>-Distance from skin to hyoid bone (DSHB) <br/ ><br>-Distance from skin to thyrohyoid membrane (DSTM) <br/ ><br>-Distance from.skin to anterior commissure of vocal cord (DSAC) <br/ ><br>and to compare and correlate the findings with Cooks modification of Cormack Lehane score in predicting difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: -Ultrasonographic measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness at 3 levels 30 minutes before proposed surgery <br/ ><br>-Distance from skin to hyoid bone (DSHB) <br/ ><br>-Distance from skin to thyrohyoid membrane (DSTM) <br/ ><br>-Distance from.skin to anterior commissure of vocal cord (DSAC) <br/ ><br>and to compare and correlate the findings with Cooks modification of Cormack Lehane score in predicting difficult laryngoscopy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare and correlate the ultrasonographic measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness with conventional assesment methods (Modified mallampatti score, thyromental distance, interincisor gap, sternomental distance and neck movements) in predicting difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: 5mins