Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: nil: nil
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Control Intervention2: nil: nil
Sponsors
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation Thiruvananthapuram Kerala India
Dr Ashley Elizabeth Thomas
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists grade I /II Patients undergoing elective surgeries requiring endotracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Anatomical abnormality of head, neck and thorax °Use of cervical collar or having cervical spine abnormality °History of head and neck surgery °Any Previous H/o difficult airway °Obese patients (BMI >30kg/m2) °Obstetric patients ° Patients with inability to open mouth
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AASI may be used as a new bedside test for assessment of difficult intubation in combination with the other conventional bedside tests for difficult airway prediction.Timepoint: Baseline- AASI measured in pre-operative room | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cormack Lehane gradingTimepoint: Cormack Lehane grading done at the time of laryngoscopy | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ushadevi R S
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram ,Kerala , India
Outcome results
None listed