Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
PtBDSharma PGIMS Rohtak
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex aged 18 to 70 years, belonging to ASA physical status I & II, scheduled to undergo elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation, who are able to understand the study protocol will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients who have upper airway anatomical deformity, trauma or tumor, have cervical spine instability, require rapid sequence induction, have previous h/o difficult airway, require fibreoptic history of difficulty intubation, have restricted mouth opening, are edentulous, have BMI >35kgm, have h/o obstructive sleep apnoea, are not willing to give consent will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness and correlate it with grades of laryngoscopyTimepoint: 1.Pre-anaesthetic checkup one day prior to surgery 2.Pre-operative assessment 3.intra op assesment of cl grading | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate preoperative ultrasonographic assessment of following two parameters a) distance from skin to hyoid bone b) distance from skin to thyrohyoid membraneTimepoint: 1.Pre-operative assessment 2.intra op assessment og cl grading | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrVishakha Gupta
Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
Outcome results
None listed