Use of ultrasound in difficult laryngoscopy

Comparison of airway ultrasound and clinical parameters to predict difficult laryngoscopy in Emergency Department a prospective cross sectional study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/069097

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound of airway: Skin to epiglottis distance and tongue thickness measurement by Ultrasound. Frequency is one per patient. Control Intervention1: Cormack Lehane grading: Cormack-Le

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients aged 18 years and above - Patients requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Inability to obtain informed consent -Patients with limited mouth opening,head and neck pathologies -Patients with upper airway anatomical anomaly,trauma or Tumor -Tracheostomised patients -Patients with limited neck extension -Pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Airway ultrasound before laryngoscopy in Emergency Department.Timepoint: Outcome assessed at baseline.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NA	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Charuta P Gadkari

Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research

charutagadkari@gmail.com9823017279

Outcome results

None listed

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