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Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy by ultrasound measurement of face and neck parameters in adult patients.

ULTRASOUND BASED ASSESSMENT OF TONGUE THICKNESS, SKIN TO HYOID BONE DISTANCE AND SKIN TO EPIGLOTTIS DISTANCE IN PREDICTING DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY IN ADULT PATIENTS. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/069283
Enrollment
70
Registered
2024-06-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 18-65years, undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Anticipated difficult airway requiring planned awake intubation. 2) Front of neck access not available.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the role of ultrasound based assessment of combination of tongue thickness, skin to hyoid bone distance and skin to epiglottis distance in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients, using Cormack Lehane grading.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare ultrasound based assessment of combination of tongue thickness, skin to hyoid bone distance & skin to epiglottis distance with each individual parameter in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery.Timepoint: At the time of induction of anaesthesia—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnjali Kochhar

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

dranjalikochhar@vmmc-sjh.nic.in9999197721

Outcome results

None listed

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