Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Group SP, Patients intubated with sniffing position: In Sniffing position group, an
incompressible head ring will be
placed under the head to raise its
height by 7 cm from the neutral p
however, maximal head
extension will given at the time of
laryngoscopy
Sponsors
Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.ASA I and II patients of either sex. 2.Patients aged between 18 to 50 years. 3.Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation. 4.Patients willing to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients not willing to participate in this study 2.Patients with ASA grades III or IV 3.Patients undergoing emergency surgeries 4.Patients undergoing Rapid sequence induction 5.Anomalies of face, nose , mouth and temporomandibular joint pathology, burns and contracture short neck, beard or cervical spondylosis 6.Interincisor gap was less than 3cm on mouth opening 7.Body mass index in more than 30
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary aim of this study is to compare the sniffing position with simple head extension for visualisation of glottis and difficulty in intubation during direct laryngoscopyTimepoint: 0 seconds , 15 seconds | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compare both groups also with regard to the incidence of difficult mask ventilation & difficult laryngoscopy, difficult intubation, & variables of the IDS, time taken to intubate & the stance adopted by the anaesthesiologist performing laryngoscopy & tracheal intubationTimepoint: 0 seconds, 15 seconds | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sowmya M Jois
Rajarajeswari Medical college and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed