Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Ramaiah medical college and hospitals
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 18-75 years. American Society Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status 1 or 2. Patients scheduled to undergo various elective surgeries requiring endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Recent head and neck surgery. Inability to open the mouth ( ASA class 3 â?? 4. Pregnancy. Edentulous patients. Head and neck gross external anatomical deformities. Head and neck trauma /swelling/causing airway deformity Refusal to give consent for study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary objective is to study and compare the accuracy of Acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index with upper lip bite test and modified Mallampati test to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubationTimepoint: Airway tests will be done half an hour before start of anesthesia.Ease of mask ventillation will be assesed at the induction of anesthesia.Coramack lehane grading will be assessed 3 minutes after induction of anesthesia during laryngoscopy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary objective is to study the time taken to complete each tests(Modified mallampati score,upper lip bite test,acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index,thyromental distance,neck circumference)Timepoint: The airway tests will be conducted half an hour prior to induction of anesthesia. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vinayak P S
Ramaiah medical college and hospitals
Outcome results
None listed