Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: US Airway Parameters: Ultrasonic measurement of Tongue volume, Tongue thickness, hyo-mental distance, skin to hyoid, skin to epiglottis, skin to anterior commissure distance
Sponsors
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective surgery under General anaesthesia where Laryngeal Mask Airway can be used
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal to enrol in the study. 2.Pregnant patients 3.Patients with high risk of regurgitation; h/o GERD, hiatus hernia. 4.Patients with potential difficult airway; Mouth opening 2 fingers, edentulous patients, limited neck extension, cervical spine pathology and obesity (BMI greater than 30Kg/M2) 5.Patients with h/o COPD or other pulmonary pathologies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| . Ultrasound Guided (USG) airway parameters Tongue Volume Tongue thickness Hyo- mental Skin -Hyoid Skin to epiglottis Skin to ant. commissure Timepoint: . Once in preoperative period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Size of LMA usedTimepoint: After LMA insertion ;Ventilatory ParametersTimepoint: After LMA insertion;Oropharyngeal leak pressureTimepoint: After LMA insertion;Leak fractionTimepoint: After LMA insertion;Complication, blood stain on LMA, laryngospasmTimepoint: At LMA removal;Complication, sore throat, dysphagiaTimepoint: 2 hours postoperative period | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr C Raksha Siva
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed