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Change of tongue size after General anaesthesia in sitting position

Effect of sitting position on tongue size for patients under general anaesthesia neurosurgery OT patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/054432
Enrollment
90
Registered
2023-06-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Effect of sitting position under General anaesthesia on tongue size assessed by USG: General anesthesia in sitting position is kown to cause tongue swelling. in this study afte

Sponsors

Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age all patients above 18 years will be included in the study Patients undergoing all kinds of elective surgeries under GA with endotracheal intubation in sitting position

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient who refuse to consent. •Anatomical deformities of head and neck •Earlier surgeries of head and neck •Tumours of maxillofacial region •Burns involving head and neck •Post radiation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the change in tongue size after General Anaesthesia .Timepoint: 0 minutes at time of induction Duration of sitting position upto 8 to 10 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Correlation of tongue swelling with duration of surgery. 2)Correlation of tongue swelling distance between mento- sternal after positioning. Timepoint: post intubation and prior extubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nilesh Powar

Seth G S Medical College KEMH

shraddhadevrukhkar@kem.edu8879333788

Outcome results

None listed

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