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A Comparative Study for Prediction of Difficulty of laryngoscopic Endotracheal Intubation in Operation Theatre by Measuring Patient Height and Neck Before Coming to Operation Theatre.

A comparative study to evaluate difficulty of laryngoscopic endotracheal intubation by using ratio of patient height to thyromental distance, ratio of neck circumference to thyromental distance and thyromental height in adult patients in tertiary care centre

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/12/022445
Enrollment
316
Registered
2019-12-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr S N Medical College and Associated Group of Hospitals Jodhpur Rajasthan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA grad 1 and 2, weight 50 -80 kg, posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal, edentulous, pregnancy, upper air way facial abnormality or pathology, tumour, midline neck swelling requiring a rapid sequence induction or awake intubation, patients with history of previous surgery, burn, radiation or trauma to upper airway, unable to stand erect, patients with various craniofacial syndromes having facial abnormality like Treacher Collins Syndrome, Klippel Feil Syndrome, Crouzon Syndrome, Apert Syndrome etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of ratio of patient height to thyromental distance, ratio of patient neck circumference to thyromental distance and thyromental height in adult patients.Timepoint: By December2020—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NATimepoint: NA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sukhdev Rao

Dr. S. N. Medical College And Associated Group Of Hospitals, Jodhpur ( Rajasthan )

doctorudsharma@gmail.com9828036002

Outcome results

None listed

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