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Preoperative prediction of difficulty of securing airway in overweight and obese patient using ultrasound guidance.

Correlation between preoperative ultrasonographic airway assessment and laryngoscopic view in overweight and obese patients undergoing surgery. An observational cross-sectional study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/061983
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sceinces and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 60 years BMI more than 25kg per meter square ASA grade 1 2 and 3 Elective surgery under general anesthesia with laryngoscopy and intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Surgeries under regional and neuraxial anesthesia Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders Emergency surgeries Facial dental and neck abnormalities Previous surgeries and trauma in the neck

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To correlate between ultrasound guided airway assessment of skin to hyoid thickness, skin to epiglottis thickness and skin to anterior commisure thickness with Cormak Lehane grading during laryngoscopyTimepoint: preoperative ultrasound guided airway assessment 1 day before surgery and Cormack Lehane grading at the time of laryngoscopy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Prediction of difficult airway using ultrasound parameters like skin to hyoid thickness skin to epiglottis thickness and skin to anterior commisure thicknessTimepoint: Cormack Lehane grading assessment at the time of Laryngoscopy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactManjunath A C

Sapthagiri institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre

mac_acin@yahoo.co.in8123540084

Outcome results

None listed

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