Health Condition 1: null- patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia and requiring endotracheal intubation.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: external light source: Direct laryngoscopy and intubation will be done using an external light source firmly pressed against the front of neck near the laryngeal prominence. This light
Sponsors
AIIMS Patna
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patients with ASA I & II physical grading 2. patients requiring general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Modified Mallampatti 4 Orofacial malformations, intraoral tumors, vocal cord tumors Neck circumference > 40 cm BMI > 35 kg/m2 Any lung or cardiac pathology or respiratory problem Lux readings of less than 50000 at a distance of 1 inch from mobile phone light source Patients with history of uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes. Smokers. Pregnant & lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. comparison of the laryngoscopic exposure using the POGO score between two groups 2. Comparison of intubation difficulty scoreTimepoint: 1. at time 0 , time of laryngoscopy. 2. after about 5 minutes, after intubation has been done. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| effect of skin and subcutaneous thickness on laryngeal exposure and intubation difficulty score, using an external light sourceTimepoint: about 7 minutes after intubation once "intubation difficulty score" has been assessed. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nishant Sahay
AIIMS Patna
Outcome results
None listed