Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: G55- Nerve root and plexus compressionsin diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical care AIIMS Bathinda
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients posted for elective thoracolumbar and lumbosacral spine surgery in the prone position
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with oropharyngeal, laryngeal, thyroid and head & neck tumors or growths. Pregnant patients Cervical spine injury Refusal of consent Patients not extubated at the end of the procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate changes in the anterior neck soft tissue thickness at the level of vocal cords (ANS-VC) as assessed by POCUS in adult patients undergoing spine surgeries in prone positionTimepoint: Pre-operative measurement of ANS-VC using PoCUS, followed by 20 minutes post-extubation of trachea | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare changes in tongue thickness, tongue width, tongue cross-sectional area, neck circumference, Modified Mallampati Class, duration of surgery and intravenous fluids administrationTimepoint: Pre-operative assessment of tongue thickness, width, cross-sectional area, neck circumference, Modified Mallampati class followed by 20 minutes post-extubation of trachea. Duration of surgery and amount of intravenous fluid administered during the surgery will be noted. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Gopal Krishan Jalwal
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda
Outcome results
None listed