Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Maulana Azad Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia requiring mask ventilation after 1 minute of administration of neuro-muscular blockade. 2. American Society Of Anesthesiologists Physical Grade I, II, III.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients in whom achieving a proper mask seal will be difficult including but not limited to edentulous, beard, scars, swellings, dressings over the face. 2. Patients requiring awake intubation. 3. Patients requiring rapid sequence intubation. 4. Pregnant woman.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between ultrasound measurement of tongue thickness to oral cavity height (TT/OCH) ratio and difficult mask ventilation (DMV). Timepoint: During mask ventilation after 1 minute of administration of muscle relaxant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Association between anterior neck measurements by ultrasound and difficult mask ventilation (DMV). 2. Association between tongue thickness by ultrasound to thyromental distance ratio and DMV. 3. Comparison between prediction of DMV by known clinical parameters and ultrasound parameters. Timepoint: During mask ventilation after 1 minute of administration of muscle relaxant. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVishrantkumar k kushal shetty
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Outcome results
None listed