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USE OF ULTRASOUND TO ASSESS THE UPPER AIRWAY[TONGUE,THICKNESS INFRONT OF WINDPIPE],SIZE OF THE NECK FOR ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERIES IN STEEP HEAD DOWN POSITION

ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF AIRWAY CHANGES IN STEEP TRENDLENBERG POSITION IN ROBOTIC SURGERIES

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/08/007184
Enrollment
40
Registered
2016-08-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing robotic assisted prostatectomy,robotic assisted cystectomy and robotic assisted VVF repair

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I-II Patients Posted for robotic surgeries under general anaesthesia in steep trendlenberg position

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had upper airway pathology • cervical spine fractures • MMP 4 • History of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation • congestive heart failure • Renal disease were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anterior soft tissue neck thickness at the level of hyoid boneTimepoint: Baseline[preoperatively] After extubation[Modified Aldrete score more than 18] 2 hours after surgery 6 hours after surgery 12 hours after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Anterior soft tissue thickness at the level of vocal cords 2.Submandibular sonographic measurement of tongue thickness 3.Mallampati grading 4.Thyromental distance 5.Neck circumference 6.Association of these changes with duration of surgeryTimepoint: Baseline[preoperatively] After extubation[Modified Aldrete score more than 18] 2 hours after surgery 6 hours after surgery 12 hours after surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSeran Kumar Reddy M

PGIMER

jaindivya77@rediffmail.com7087008020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026