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In adult patients undergoing surgery under General Anaesthesia, we will co-relate the findings of ultrasound guided and conventional methods of airway assessment with the extent of visibility of vocal cords during endotracheal intubation.

A study about correlation between ultrasonography guided method and the conventional methods for assessment of airway and Cormack-Lehane grading in adult patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/03/041159
Enrollment
120
Registered
2022-03-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-04-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Use of Ultrasound as a precise tool for airway assessment.: This study compares the Ultrasonography guided and conventional methods of airway assessment and will evaluate the usefulness

Sponsors

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with ASA physical status Î? to Ш. 2.Patients posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia. 3.Patients willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.Patients with BMI over 40 kg/m2. 3.Patients with pre-existing airway malformation/pathology. 4.Patients with facial or cervical fracture. 5.Patients with large goitre or cervical tumour. 6.Patients with previous history of difficult intubation. 7.Pregnant females 8.Patients with restricted mouth opening or neck movement.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
US-DSE values for all the patients and the number of intubationsTimepoint: at baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of difficult intubations predicted by the conventional methodsTimepoint: time of intubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVinod Kumar Verma

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

swapnilkeshav@gmail.com9576515377

Outcome results

None listed

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