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Impact of Bed Up and Head Elevated position on Rapid Sequence Intubation(RSI) in the Emergency Medicine Department.

Impact of patient positioning on intubation in the Emergency Medicine Department

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/030037
Enrollment
120
Registered
2020-12-24
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: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: Impact of patient positioning(BUHE-Bed Up Head Elevation) on RSI in the Emergency Medicine Department : RSI in BUHE position(30°) Intervention2: Impact of patient positioning(BUHE-Bed
the study will not have any direct or indirect involvement in the other management decisions. Only the patient positioning will be changed. All the findings will be recorded by an observer (emergency

Sponsors

Srivathsa Sankar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any patient more than 18 years of age presenting to the Emergency Department of JSS Hospital undergoing Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) for airway or breathing management.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients in cardiorespiratory arrest/crash intubation Trauma patients Patients requiring surgical airway at presentation itself Patients with spine pathology which prohibits positioning

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the impact of patient positioning on first pass success rate in rapid sequence intubation done in the emergency medicine department using direct laryngoscopy.Timepoint: 15 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess vitals in peri intubation period. To assess overall outcome of RSI.Timepoint: 1 hour—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSrivathsa Sankar

JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru.

madhu@jssuni.edu.in9449813976

Outcome results

None listed

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