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Use of ultrasound to assess the difficulty in putting the tube inside trachea for giving anaesthesia before surgery

Evaluation of Ultrasound to predict Difficulty in Endotracheal intubation- An Observational trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/013846
Enrollment
200
Registered
2018-05-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: USG evaluation: All patients would be subjected to ultrasound of airway to measure the tongue thickness and hyomental distance in neutral and extended position Control Intervention1: No

Sponsors

Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia requiring surgery with placement of endotracheal tube

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients having upper airway pathology, cervical spine fractures, mallampati grade 4 or history of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
hyomental ratioTimepoint: Before Intubation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Neck circumference 2. Tongue thickness 3. sternomental distanceTimepoint: Before Intubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Divya Jain

PGIMER

jaindivya77@rediffmail.com7087008020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026