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EVALUATION OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO TO ASSESS THE DIFFICULTY IN INTUBATION IN PATIENTS UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA

OBSERVATIONAL ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EVALUATION OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO AS A PREDICTOR OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING GENERAL ANAESTHESIA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043318
Enrollment
140
Registered
2022-06-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Bharati Hospital and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients aged between 18-60 years of age with ASA grade I, II 2) Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient having multiple facial trauma 2) Patients having oral or nasal cavity masses 3) Patients having midline neck swellings. 4) Patients having tracheal pathology like tracheal stenosis, trachea oesophageal fistula, tracheomalacia etc 5) Patients having joint pathology like ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical fusion etc. 6) Intra operative position of patient is prone 7) Patient refusal to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effectiveness of neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio as a predictor of difficult intubation.Timepoint: MEASUREMENT OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE TO THYROMENTAL DISTANCE RATIO PREOPERATIVELY AND ITS CO RELATION WITH EASE/DIFFICULTY OF INTUBATION INTRA OP (POST INTUBATION)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.MCLS grading 2.Time taken for intubation 3. Number of attempts taken for intubation 4. Any additional use of equipment required 5.Grading ease of intubation Timepoint: intra-operative assesment during intubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sarita Swami

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Medical College, Dhankawadi, Pune

drswamisarita@yahoo.in9822846369

Outcome results

None listed

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