Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ultrasonography: USG measurment of tounge thickness
Sponsors
seetepalli venkata naga sai krishna
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: all patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia with asa physical score 3 or less with BMI less than 30 are included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with identified difficult airway and with risk of aspiration are excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| use of ultrasound measured tongue thickness as predictor of difficult mask ventilationTimepoint: Tongue Thickness is measured using ultrasound preoperatively and compared with difficulty in mask ventilation immediately after induction with general anaesthesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of ultrasound measured tongue thickness with difficult intubationTimepoint: Tongue thickness is measured preoperatively using ultrasound & compared with intubation difficulty immediately after induction with general anaesthesia & after mask ventilation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRama Rani K
Kasturba medical college- Manipal
Outcome results
None listed