Health Condition 1: null- Patients planned for elective surgery at Tata Memorial hospital and meeting the inclusion criteria.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: No new intervention to be done as part of study- intubation is the only intervention and is part of anesthesia plan.: As part of routine anesthetic, patient would undergo laryngoscopy a
Sponsors
Department of Anesthesia Tata Memorial Hospital
Dr JV Divatia
Dr V Vanjari
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Informed consent agreed upon ASA physical status I to II patients, Aged 18 years or older, Scheduled to undergo elective surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia and tracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal to consent ASA physical status III and above A history of difficult airway Anticipated difficult airway on clinical examination (includes MPC I-II, Thyromental distance less than 6.5cm, Sternomental distance less than 12.5cms, interincisor gap of less than 3 cms.) The presence of indications for rapid sequence induction of anesthesia Patients with BMI over 30
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean time to intubate for McGrath and Truview laryngoscopes with Macintosh laryngoscope for endotracheal intubation by novice and experienced anesthetistsTimepoint: The duration of the intubation attempt is defined as the time elapsed from insertion of the blade between the dental arches and the first upward deflection on the capnograph. This will be noted in seconds | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of successful placement of endotracheal tube, the number of optimization maneuvers and airway aids required to perform tracheal intubation and the incidence of trauma (broken teeth, , bleeding from gums or lips), the ease of use of the laryngoscope on a numerical rating scale (NRS) between the groups.Timepoint: Rate of successful intubation will be taken as percentage The incidence of complication i.e. sore throat injury will be entered as categorical data. The incidence will ne recorded on the morning following surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sumitra Bakshi
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed