usefulness of thyromental height test in predicting the ease of intubation in patients undergoing heart surgeries

Thyromental height test (TMHT) as a predictor of difficult airway in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery: a prospective observational study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059881

Enrollment

150

Registered

2023-11-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I251- Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dudala Sai apoorva Reddy

Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with known difficult airway Pregnant patients Patients undergoing emergency CABG surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the accuracy of thyromental height test in predicting difficult intubation by using intubation difficulty scale (IDS) scoreTimepoint: intubation difficulty scale (IDS) score calculated during the course of intubation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the predictive ability of TMHT with that of modified mallampati test, thyromental distance & sternomental distanceTimepoint: intubation difficulty scale (IDS) score calculated during the course of intubation	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDudala Sai apoorva Reddy

NIZAMS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

prachikar@yahoo.co.in7702897765

Outcome results

None listed

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