Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia with orotracheal intubation.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Fibreoptic assessment: Fibreoptic assessment of vocal cord carina distance and tracheal length
Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not applicable
Sponsors
Safdarjung Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status grade I or II adults 2.Age 18 to 65 years 3.Undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia with orotracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with anticipated difficult intubation 2. Modified Mallampati class of oropharyngeal view 3 or 4 3. Swelling or contractures in the neck 4. Distorted tracheal anatomy 5. Risk of aspiration 6. Patients requiring use of flexometallic or preformed tubes 7. Bleeding diathesis 8. Patients on anticoagulation medication
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To determine vocal cord-carina distance and tracheal length in the adult Indian population. 2. To determine the optimal depth of tracheal tube placement in adult Indian population. Timepoint: At induction | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the correlation of vocal cord-carina distance with various physical parameters and airway distancesTimepoint: At induction | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Smita Prakash
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India
Outcome results
None listed