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Assessment of difficulty in inseting tube in windpipe by using upper Airway ultrasonography in obese patients.

Correlation of Airway Ultrasonography with Cormack Lehane Grading in Obese Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/10/021811
Enrollment
115
Registered
2019-10-28
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: Z683- Body mass index (BMI) 30-39, adult

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

B L KAPUR SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: AGE >18 YEARS ASA 1,2,3 BMI >30 KG/SQUARE METER MOUTH OPENING >3 FINGERS BREADTH

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: HEAD AND NECK DEFORMITIES POST NECK SURGERY OR RADIATION PATIENTS WITH DENTURES BMI EMERGENCY SURGERIES REFUSAL BY PATIENT

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TO MEASURE MEDIAN MIDLINE DISTANCE FROM SKIN TO EPIGLOTTIS AND PRE EPIGLOTTIC ATREA USING ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN OBESE PATIENTS. CORMACK LEHANE GRADING DURING LARYNGOSCOPY.Timepoint: BEFORE SURGERY. DURING LARYNGOSCOPY IN OPERATION THEATRE.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To find association between ultrasonographic measurements and difficulty in mask ventilation.Timepoint: After completion of surgery.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPRANAV PRATAP SINGH

B L KAPUR SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL

mvar1977@rediffmail.com9811871481

Outcome results

None listed

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