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AIRWAY ASSESSMENT USING CLINICAL PARAMETERS AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS FOR PREDICTING DIFFICULT AIRWAY

Evaluation of Accuracy of Ultrasound guided airway assessment and clinical parameters in prediction of difficult airway - A prospective analytical Observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/08/072557
Enrollment
150
Registered
2024-08-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z04- Encounter for examination and observation for other reasons

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

DR Amrutha D
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients 18- 65yrs requiring general anaesthesia with ET intubation for elective surgeries All gender Patients who have given valid informed consent Upper lip bite test less than II Interincisor gap more than 3 centimetres Patients with adequate neck movements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any patient planned for awake fiberoptic intubation Edentulous patients/dentures. Patients with facio maxillary trauma , facial anomalies Patients with restricted neck movements, neck swellings Obstetric patients Emergency surgeries Cervical spine injury/pathology Rapid sequence intubation H/O difficult airway in previous surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Airway assessment using clinical parameters and ultrasonographic parametersTimepoint: Preoperatively in the pre assessment clinic on the day prior to surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To find the prevalance of difficult intubation To find difficult mask ventilation score & intubation difficulty scale during induction on the day of surgeryTimepoint: Intraoperatively on the day of surgery during premedication & induction

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amrutha D

Sri Muthukumaran Medical College hospital and Research Institute

drcn.navya@gmail.com9791793965

Outcome results

None listed

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