Health Condition 1: null- Adult patients of either sex posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation: After inducing general anaesthesia, patients will be randomly allocated for intubation with either of the two laryngoscopes being compared
Control
Sponsors
Uninversity College of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: mouth opening more than 3 finger breath modified mallampatti class I or II ASA I/II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not give consent to participate in the trial Patients with history of cardiovascular, cerebral, renal, hepatic, bronchospastic and endocrine disease or psychiatric disorder. Patients with risk for difficult intubation (thyromental distance Anticipated difficult bag and mask ventilation or difficult intubation. History of Upper respiratory tract infection in last 15 days, Cervical spine disorders, Coagulation disorders. Patients posted for surgeries involving oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and neck. Patients having features of raised ICP. Patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents e.g., pregnant females, Patients with full stomach, Upper GIT problems like gastro oesophageal reflux disease. Obesity: BMI >= 35 kg/m2.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time taken for tracheal intubationTimepoint: At 0 minute after intubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ease of intubation , glottic view using POGO score and Cormack and Lehane (C&L) score, ease of intubation, need for additional manoeuvres to facilitate intubation, attempts of intubation, incidence of failed intubationTimepoint: 0 minute after intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Seema Meena
Universisty College of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed