Health Condition 1: null- Obese patients
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: McCoy: 15 patients were intubated with McCoy and the time to intubate and haemodynamic parameters were recorded under standard intubating conditions
Intervention2: Glidescope: 15 patien
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 45 ASA grade I - III patients of age group 18-60 years, with a BMI of >=35kg/m2requiring elective intubation for bariatric or other surgical procedures were enrolled into the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. ASA IV,V patients 2. Patients undergoing emergency surgery 3. Patients with respiratory/ oral and pharyngeal pathology. 4. Patients with predicted difficult intubation: a. Craniofacial abnormalities/cervical spine disease/ restricted mouth opening b. Restricted mouth opening (Temperomandibular joint ankylosis, submucous fibrosis) 5. Patient refusal for participation in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to intubate- (T) defined as time taken from the time when the blade of the laryngoscope crosses the incisors to the first upstroke of the capnograph.Timepoint: T | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Haemodynamic changes-Heart rate, Blood pressure, Pulse oximetry,Adverse eventsTimepoint: at induction,0,2,4,6,8,10 minutes of laryngoscopy;Intubation Difficulty Score (IDS)-A sum of seven different components.Timepoint: at intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr A P Bhalla
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed