Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: K319- Disease of stomach and duodenum, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Institute of post graduate medical education and researchSSKM Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who are posted for scheduled O.T under general anaesthesia 2)Subject or care-giver who are ready to give consent 3)Patients who will have difficult airway as determined by clinical parameters like grade 3 or 4 modified mallampatti grading will be included in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Any maxillo-facial injury 2)Maxillo-facial tumour 3)Laryngeal or any airway tumour 4)Tumour over tongue,palate 5)Any dental tumour 6)Patient receiving Laryngeal radiation 7)Mouth opening less than 2 fingers 8)Neck extension less than 30�°
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Epiglottis to vestibular ligament midpoint distance,tongue volume,floor of mouth volume,hyomental distance,pre-epiglottic space distance-all these by ultrasonography And CL grading during intubation by Direct laryngoscopyTimepoint: At baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Any ultrasonographic parameter more important to detect difficult airwayTimepoint: 18 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactTanay Debnath
Institute of post graduate medical education and research-S.S.K.M Hospital
Outcome results
None listed