Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study will include children with ASA I and II status, between the age group of 4 to 12 years, planned for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they presented with: - 1) Patients with limited head and neck movement. 2) Patients with difficult airway and any known or suspected airway anomalies. 3) Patients requiring preformed/ reinforced/ nasal endotracheal tubes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the distance between the endotracheal tip and the carina using fibreoptic bronchoscope with flexion and extension of head relative to neutral head position in paediatric patients.Timepoint: 5 minutes after intubating the patient. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Correlation of the changes in the depth of endotracheal intubation caused by head position changes with the height of the patient 2) Correlation of the changes in the depth of endotracheal intubation caused by head position changes with the age of the patient .Timepoint: 10 mins after induction | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ragini
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Outcome results
None listed