Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Elective surgery 2.Age group 18 to 65 years 3.ASA grade I -III 4.BMI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.Unable to give consent 3.Pre-existing airway malformations or pathology like facial or cervical fractures 4.Maxillofacial abnormality 5.Patients with tracheostomy tubes 6.Pregnant patients 7.BMI > 40 kg/ m2 8.Emergency surgery 9.Nasal intubation 10.Intubation with fiberoptic scope or glidescope 11.Awake intubation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the utility of ultrasound guided DSE-TM in distinguishing easy and difficult laryngoscopy as assessed by CL grading.Timepoint: Ultrasound guided airway assessment is done in pre-op holding area and difficult airway grading was done in operation theatre after intubation assessed by Cormack Lahane Grading may be 1 or 2 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare between US-DSE and Wilsons score for prediction of difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: To compare between US-DSE and Wilsons score for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in 1 day. Clinical assessment of airway is done on previous day , Ultrasound guided airway assessment is done onday of surgery in pre-op holding area and difficult airway assessed after laryngoscopy using Cormack Lahane grading and comparison done after intubation .So time point will be 1 day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jyoti Petkar
Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, state- Karnataka
Outcome results
None listed