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Role of focused neck ultrasound in evaluating airway difficulty.

Clinical evaluation of targeted airway ultrasound in determining difficult video laryngoscopy. - nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/060183
Enrollment
435
Registered
2023-11-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C509- Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site Health Condition 2: C579- Malignant neoplasm of female genital organ, unspecified Health Condition 3: C402- Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb Health Condition 4: C153- Malignant neoplasm of upper thirdof esophagus Health Condition 5: C689- Malignant neoplasm of urinary organ, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Homibhabha cancer hospital and research center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients( > 18 years) planned for elective surgery under neuromuscular relaxation with orotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Restricted mouth opening Nasotracheal intubation Prior irradiation to the head and neck region BMI >35kgm-2 Extra axial mass in the neck and/or demonstrated intraluminal airway obstruction including tongue and laryngeal malignancies. Physiologically difficult airway Suspected or proven airway hemorrhage Room air saturation Inability and Unwillingness to provide informed consent. Patients at risk of aspiration of gastric contents

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the efficacy of airway ultrasound parameters over conventional airway assessment in predicting difficult airway using video laryngoscope as endpoint of interventionTimepoint: At baseline after intubation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
comparison of clinical predictors over airway ultrasoundTimepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR KALYANI MANASA RAPETI

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Center

rapeti.kalyanimanasa@gmail.com07989566620

Outcome results

None listed

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