Health Condition 1: null- Patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with no comorbidities or mild comorbid illness
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: MODIFIED TECHNIQUE OF INSERTION OF LMA CTRACH: LMA C Trachâ?¢ Airway is inserted after attaching the LMA CTrachâ?¢ viewer or the LMA CTrachâ?¢ viewer is attached to the LMA CTrachâ?¢ Ai
Sponsors
HARIPRASAD
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either gender aged between 18- 65 years, belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 and 2 with BMI <35 kg/m2 who are scheduled for elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia requiring tracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mouth opening less than 2.5 cms 2. Patients with risk of regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration (inadequate fasting, pregnancy, morbid obesity, emergency surgeries requiring rapid sequence induction of anesthesia, history suggestive of acid peptic disease) 3. BMI >35 kg/m2 4. Oral, maxillofacial or laryngeal pathology where LMA CTrach• insertion is contraindicated or difficult.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of manipulations of LMA CTrachâ?¢ Airway required to obtain grade 1 or 2 view of glottisTimepoint: 3 min after administration of vecuronium and before intubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a. time required to obtain grade 1 or 2 glottic view b. ease of LMA CTrachâ?¢ insertion Timepoint: at the time of intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKRISHNA HM
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed