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Ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness to predict difficult intubation in adult patients.

Usefulness of preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of tongue thickness to predict difficult intubation in adult patients undergoing elective surgery A prospective, observational study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087936
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-05-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Consenting adult patients between 18 and 65 years of age. 2.Either sex 3.Requiring general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation for elective surgeries. 4.American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status1-3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with any feature of difficult airway such as maxillofacial anomalies, goitre or neck swelling, cervical spine fracture, facial fracture, restricted neck movements or cervical spine pathology, tumour of upper airway, and limited mouth opening and edentulous patients. 2.Patients who had undergone tracheostomy. 3.Patients requiring rapid sequence intubation. 4.Patients scheduled for fibre optic tracheal intubation. 5.Pregnant patients are also excluded. 6.Obese patients,BMI more than 30

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To predict difficult tracheal intubation using preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness in adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia. Timepoint: To predict difficult tracheal intubation using preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness in adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare & correlate the preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness with the bedside clinical parameter - (Modified Mallampati classification)Timepoint: preoperative;To predict difficult laryngoscopy by comparing & correlating ultrasonographic measurement of tongue thickness with glottic view. (Cormack Lehane grades) Timepoint: perioperative;Use of adjuvants (Bougie, Videolaryngoscope, BURP-Backward,Upward,Rightward Pressure)and escalation to any emergency airway management device(Laryngeal mask airway,Fiberoptic intubations,cricothyroidotomy,tracheostomy) Timepoint: perioperative;Time taken to perform preoperative ultrasonographic tongue thickness.Timepoint: preoperative;Time taken to perform intubation. Timepoint: perioperative—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jeena Mathew

Fortis Hospital Limited

jeena.mathew57@gmail.com9539926449

Outcome results

None listed

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