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Relationship between facial features and difficulty of inserting a tube into airway of not overweight patients.

Correlation between specific craniofacial features and difficulty of intubation in non obese patients with anticipated difficult intubation.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/01/030810
Enrollment
47
Registered
2021-01-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Mallika Balakrishnan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA PS I-III Onco surgeries under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with unstable cervical spine Rapid sequence induction Apparent craniofacial abnormalities BMI >30 kg/m²

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Identify the correlation between various craniofacial variables like mandibular position angle, submandibular angle and difficulty of intubation in non obese patients with anticipated difficult intubation.Timepoint: 3 minutes.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identifying specific craniofacial features associated with difficult intubation helps anaesthesiologist to anticipate difficult airway and be better equipped and prepared to manage it.Timepoint: 3 minutes.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSabaha Shabnam

Regional Cancer Centre

mallikarcc@gmail.com9847921958

Outcome results

None listed

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