Health Condition 1: null- patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia without anticipated difficult airway
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: laryngoscopy in supine position.: patient will be placed in head elevated laryngoscopy position and direct laryngoscopy will be done to assess the glottic view
Control Intervention1: la
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 18 to 60 years of age, belonging to ASA 1 and 2, undergoing elective surgeries requiring general anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Anticipated difficult airway (difficult mask ventilation and intubation ), patients undergoing emergency surgeries and patients requiring rapid sequence induction of anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| glottic opening(POGO score, CL grading) in supine and 25 degrees back up position. Timepoint: 1.POGO (percentage of glottic opening) score- photos glottic aperture taken during laryngoscopy in supine and 25 degrees back up will be assessed by blinded analyser at the end of each case. CL Grading:assessed during laryngoscopy in supine and 25 degrees back up position | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiologist position during intubationTimepoint: That is flexion and extension at hip, knee will be noted by the observer during intubation;Attempt for intubationTimepoint: No of attempts taken to pass endotracheal tube through glottis at the end of each case;Time taken for intubationTimepoint: The time taken from introduction of endotracheal tube into oral cavity and appearance of capnography wave form in at the end of each intubation.;Time taken for laryngoscopyTimepoint: time taken for laryngoscopy in supine and 25 degrees back up position at end of each laryngoscopy | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactJANANI N
mahatma gandhi medical college and research institute
Outcome results
None listed