Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients between 18 to 75 years of age scheduled for elective surgery under General anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation. 2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status grade I , II and III
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mallampati grade >III 2. Mouth opening 3. Oropharyngeal pathology 4. Clinical or Radiographic evidence of cervical spine pathology 5. Emergency surgery 6. Pregnancy 7. Refusal of consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the degree of cervical spine motion during tracheal intubation between video laryngoscope and macintosh laryngoscope at three different time points.Timepoint: baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the a. Intubation difficulty score b. Duration of intubation c. Hemodynamic response due to laryngoscopy and intubation d. Complications if anyTimepoint: during intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
King George Medical University