Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Group 1 Advanced trained operator with feedback group: Cricoid pressure will be applied by one of the trained operation theatre technician who will be able to see the cricoid force meas
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care PGIMER Chandigarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1-ASA physical status 1 or 2 2-Scheduled to undergo elective surgery 3-Anaesthetic plan should include general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Denial to be a part of study. Diseases with abnormalities of neck, larynx, pharynx, oesophagus or thyroid. Risk of aspiration of gastric contents requiring Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation. Anticipated or predicted difficult airway. BMI >35 kg/m2
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of occlusion of oesophageal entrance on application of cricoid force.Timepoint: Immediate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intubation time in secondsTimepoint: Immediate;Number of attempts for tracheal tube insertionTimepoint: Immediate;Position of occluded oesophagus in relation to glottis during application of cricoid pressure on ultrasound neck.Timepoint: Immediate; Cricoid force applied at various time intervalsTimepoint: 0s, 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s, 25s, 30s, 35s, 40s, 45s, 50s, 55s, 60s;3-Position of occluded oesophagus in relation to glottis during application of cricoid pressure on videolaryngoscopy.Timepoint: Immediate | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Preethy J Mathew
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care PGIMER Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed