airway parameters to assess difficult laryngoscopy

Assessment of neck circumference and Inter-incisor gap ratio as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy in limited cervical extension patients-An prospective Observational Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/08/044995

Enrollment

140

Registered

2022-08-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients belonging to ASA 1&2 category, between the age of 18 to 70 years and both sexes undergoing elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients in ASA 3&4 category, age < 18 years, connective tissue disorders affecting the spine, obvious abnormality of the airway, and pregnant females.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the ability to predict the difficulty of laryngoscopy in limited cervical extension patients from the following preoperative airway predictive indices, Ratio of Neck circumference to inter incisor gap ratio (RNIIG), Modified Mallampati test (MMT), Thyro mental distance(TMD), Neck circumference(NC).Timepoint: From preoperative airway assessment to completion of laryngoscopy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of correlation between CL grade to patients height, weight, and neck circumference.Timepoint: From preoperative airway assessment to completion of laryngoscopy.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKrishna Rao Maremanda

Nizams institute of Medical Sciences

maremanda.krishnarao@gmail.com8790615789

Outcome results