Health Condition 1: null- Patients posted for elective surgeries
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cricoid pressure: cricoid pressure will be applied over neck during bag and mask ventilation to prevent gastric insufflation
Control Intervention1: control: bag and mask ventilation wil
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute of Posgraduate Medical Education Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients above 12 years of age undergoing elective surgical procedures under general anaesthesia ASA I and II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients requiring RSII Anticipated difficult airway and difficult mask ventilation Patients at risk of aspiration like GERD, morbid obesity, pregnancy Patients who need nasogastric tube Patients having orophayngeal mass or facial abnormality precluding face mask ventilation Patients having any gastric mass or pathology Patients having any esophageal carcinoma or pathology
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevention of gastric insufflation during bag and mask ventilation with cricoid pressureTimepoint: Measuring gastric antral cross sectional area and volume with ultrasound | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between gastric insufflation and peak airway pressureTimepoint: Highest achieved peak airway pressure at the end of 2nd minute will be noted | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactA Vasudevan
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed