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Assessing patients airway before surgery under general anaesthesia by asking set of questions

"Assessment of perioperative difficult airway using STOP-BANG questionnaire among undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia": A hospital based case series study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/11/047014
Enrollment
70
Registered
2022-11-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G473- Sleep apnea

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

S nijalingappa medical college and HSK hospital and research institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of both gender aged above 18 years belonging to ASA I,II,or III posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)patients refusal to give consent. 2)Patients refusal to answer STOP BANG questionnaire. 3)Patients undergoing head and neck surgery ,neurosurgery ,and emergency surgery. 4)Obstetric patiens , patients with neuromuscular disease , facial abnormalities.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
STOP-BANG questionnaire may predicts difficult mask ventillation and difficult intubation among undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients.Timepoint: 60 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the OSA screening parameter in predicting difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation in OSA patients to that of non-OSA patientsTimepoint: 0—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mallikarjun A

S N Medical college and HSK hospital and Research centre.

hulkunds@yahoo.com9901098533

Outcome results

None listed

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