Health Condition 1: null- Difficult laryngoscopy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: ultrsound parameters :
1. distance from skin to hyoid bone
2. distance from skin to thyrohyoid membrane
3. maximum tongue thickness: Clinical screening tests :
1. Modified mallampati sc
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.American society of Anaesthesiology physical status classification 1and 2 (ASA 1 & 2) 2.Patients in the age group of 18-70 years 3.Patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with facial fractures, cervical spine injury or with tracheostomy tube. 2.Patients in whom rapid sequence induction is indicated. 3.Patients with poor submandibular space compliance. 4.Patients in whom direct laryngoscopy with muscle relaxants is not planned. 5.patients with neck extension 6.patients who cannot prognath lower incisor beyond the upper incisor
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the ultrasound guided measurement of anterior soft tissue neck and tongue thickness with conventional screening test to predict difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: Cormack Lehane grading of laryngeal view will be assesed during laryngoscopy after administration of anaesthesia and grade 3 and 4 will be considered as difficult intubation | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cormack Lehane laryngoscopy grading will be assessed and Grade 3 and grade 4 will be categorized as difficult intubation (outcome)Timepoint: Cormack lehane grading of laryngeal view will be assessed at the time of laryngoscopy after administration of general anaesthesia at operation room. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Priya Rudingwa
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed