Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Doctor performing mask ventilation: assessing difficulty in mask ventilation during induction of general anaesthesia.
Control Intervention2: mask ventilation: compairing difficu
Sponsors
Dr Naveen Kamble
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients of both gender aged above 18 years. patients of ASA1, ASA2, ASA3 grade. posted for elective surgery under general anesthesia during the study period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients refusal to give consent. limited range of neck motion and/or fracture or deformities that restrict the use of ultrasound probe. patient with previous surgery in upper airway anatomy. patient undergoing head and neck surgery, neurosurgery and emergency surgery. obstetric patients, patients with neuromuscular disease, facial abnormalities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Efficacy of ultrasound guided measurements of lateral parapharyngeal wall thickness in predicting difficult mask ventilation.Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ultrasound guided measurements of tongue base thickness, distance between lingual arteries, hyomental distance & other airway parameters in predicting difficult mask ventilation.Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Shivanand Y Hulakund
S. Nijalingappa medical college and HSK hospital Navanagara Bagalkot.
Outcome results
None listed