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Assessment of Ultrasound guided airway measurements to predict difficulty in intubating trachea

Corelation between the US measurements from skin to epiglottis; skin to vocal cords at the level of thyrohyoid menbrane and the level of difficulty in intubation by direct laryngoscopy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/029721
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-12-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients posted for elective spine surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Congenital anomalies involving the airway Oral surgeries Limited mouth opening Limited neck extension Cervical spine injuries Mallampatti score 3,4

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To correlate ultrasound measurements of the airway at the cricothyroid membrane to assess the difficulty in intubation by direct laryngoscopy Cormac Lehan grade 3/4Timepoint: one time assessment during pre anaesthetic checkup—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to understand the usefulness of Ultrasound in identifying unanticipated difficult intubationTimepoint: one time assessment during pre anaesthetic checkup—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHimaunshu Dongre

Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

himaunshu.dongre@gmail.com9370258641

Outcome results

None listed

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