Evaluating tongue thickness using ultrasound to determine difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients undergoing elective surgery

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/09/036422
• Lead Sponsor: ABVIMS AND DR RMLH

Brief Summary

The study is crossing sectional observational evaluating ultrasound guided measurement of tongue thickness to predict difficult laryngoscopy in 40 obese patients undergoing elective surgery.That will be conducted in ABVIMS AND DR RMLH New Delhi.The primary outcome measure will be USG guided measurement of tongue thickness and Cormack Lehane grading and secondary outcome will be number of attempts for intubation,time taken for intubation and use of adjunct or alternate techniques for intubation

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

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	1. Preoperative | 2. During endotracheal intubation
2.Cormack Lehane grading.	1. Preoperative | 2. During endotracheal intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Number of attempts for intubation	2. Time taken for intubation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anaesthesia; 🇮🇳 Delhi, DELHI, India

Department of Anaesthesia

🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, India

Dheeraj Singh

Principal investigator

8750388314

dhirubhai2510@gmail.com