Health Condition 1: null- Study involves patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia(GA). Endotracheal intubation is standard for any patient receiving routine GA.Hence no additional risk to the patient.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Endotracheal intubation will be done with patient in standard intubating position (sniffing position): Endotracheal intubation is the standard of care for any patient receiving routine
Sponsors
Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia. 1. ASA I & II 2. [Patients of both genders between age 18 to 65] 3. Mallampati Grade I & II 4. Willing to participate in the study by giving written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. ASA status III and above 2. Pregnant patients 3. Patients with risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents 4. Patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease 5. Patients with reactive airway and active URI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome we are going to access is Intubation difficulty scoring(IDS) in two different intubating positionsTimepoint: Results are immediate upon the completion of intubation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome obtained by Subgroup analysis between IDS and airway parameters.Timepoint: Results of secondary outcome will be obtained after the statistical analysis. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nirmala J
Nizams Institute Of Medical Sciences(NIMS)
Outcome results
None listed