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Study to compare clinical method of airway assessment with ultrasonographic method of airway assesment to predict difficult laryngoscopy in patients requiring general anesthesia.

A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO COMPARE CLINICAL CONVENTIONAL METHOD OF AIRWAY ASSESSMENT WITH ULTRASONOGRAPHIC METHOD OF AIRWAY ASSESSMENT TO PREDICT DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY IN PATIENTS REQUIRING GENERAL ANESTHESIA - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/02/062651
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-02-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: Nil

Sponsors

Government Medical College. New Civil Hospital. Surat
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients posted for planned surgery under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation. Patients belonging to ASA grade I, II or III. Patients in between the age group of 18-60 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant Female, Patients with previous history of difficult intubation, patient with cervical spine injury, patient with gross anatomical abnormalities of throat, oral cavity, maxillofacial, face.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary: 1) clinical parameters •Body mass index •Neck circumferance •Inter incisior distances •Sternomental distances •Thyromental distances •Modified mallampati classification •History of snoring 2)Ultrasound parameters •Distance of soft tissue at the level of vocal cord , hyoide bone at level of thyroid isthamus.Timepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary: Mask ventilation characteristics: 1)single handed or double handed 2) easy or difficult 3) any episode of desaturation Intubation characteristics : 1) Attempts of intubations 2) External laryngeal maneuver given or not 3) Any adjuvants required for intubationTimepoint: Baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunaina N Patel

Government Medical College. New Civil Hospital. Surat.

patel_sunaina@yahoo.com9825143013

Outcome results

None listed

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