Health Condition 1: O998- Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged from 18 to 45 years. Live fetus at gestational age >= 36 weeks. Singleton or multiple pregnancies. Mentally competent. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status Iâ??III. Subjects planned for cesarean section under general anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Abnormal upper airway anatomy Expected difficult laryngoscopy with cervical spine abnormality, maxillofacial anomalies, upper airway disease, a history of previous difficult intubation. Women who had registered for this study in previous pregnancies. Women who are unconscious, severely ill, those with learning difficulties, or mentally handicapped.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analysis correlation between ultrasonographic measurements of anterior cervical soft tissue thickness at 4 anatomical levels (hyoid bone, epiglottis, cricothyroid membrane, thyroid isthmus ) and the Cormackâ??Lehane grade on direct laryngoscopyTimepoint: Preoperative USG done before laryngoscopy on ot table | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the utility of clinical predictors of difficult airway in distinguishing easy and difficult airway based on Cormackâ??Lehaneâ??s view on direct laryngoscopy during intubation in parturient To determine correlations between ultrasound measurements of anterior cervical soft tissue thickness at 4 anatomical levels and clinical predictors of difficult airwayTimepoint: Preoperative USG done before laryngoscopy on ot table | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Dr. RMLIMS LUCKNOW