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Comparing ultrasound with clinical methods to predict difficult airway(for purpose of inserting tube into trachea )

Comparison of ultrasonography with conventional clinical parameters for predicting difficult airway : A prospective observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/08/044573
Enrollment
72
Registered
2022-08-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasonography: Ultrasonography parameters like distance between skin to epiglottis(DSE) and distance from skin to hyoid bone(DSHB) which predicts difficult laryngoscopy was assessed

Sponsors

Shri B M Patil Medical College and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) ASA 1 and ASA 2 patients requiring endotracheal intubation for surgeries under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patient refusal 2)History of difficult intubation 3)Body mass index > 40kg/m�² 4)Pregnant patients 5)Patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation 6)Patients with pre existing airway malformations or pathologies like goitre or cervical fractures or tumours or maxillofacial abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the ability of ultrasonography in predicting difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: 2 mins—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To measure the distance between skin to epiglottis (DSE) and distance between skin to hyoid bone(DSHB) using ultrasonography versus conventional screening tools such as modified Mallampatti score and thyromental distance in the prediction of difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: 5 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPriya S Nair

Shri B.M.Patil Medical College

mulimanisridevi@gmail.com9449534216

Outcome results

None listed

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