Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Video Laryngoscopy: Each patient will undergo nasotracheal intubation using ProVu video laryngoscope
Control Intervention1: Direct Laryngoscopy: Each patient will undergo nasotracheal
Sponsors
UCMS and GTB Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Consenting ASA class 1 and 2 adults 18 to 60 years of age for elective surgeries who require nasotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia. 2. Patients with a BMI less than 30 kg per m2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mouth opening less than 2 finger breadth. 2. Limited neck extension. 3. Patients with risk of aspiration like pregnant females, patients of abdominal trauma, intestinal obstruction, hiatus hernia, GERD and patients with a known history of delayed gastric emptying. 4. Patients with visible swelling around the neck.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the time to successful intubation in the two groups.Timepoint: Once after intubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| POGO (Percentage of Glottic Opening) scoreTimepoint: Once after intubation;Intubation difficulty scoreTimepoint: Once after intubation;Fremantle scoreTimepoint: Once after intubation;Number of attempts required to intubateTimepoint: Once after intubation;Hemodynamic parametersTimepoint: Baseline: just before induction T1: post induction T2: pre intubation T3: post intubation T4: 3 minutes post intubation T5: 5 minutes post intubation T6: 10 minutes post intubation T7: 15 minutes post intubation T8: 30 minutes post intubation;Trauma occurring during the intubation processTimepoint: Once after intubation;Additional maneuvers needed to facilitate intubationTimepoint: Once after intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ritika
UCMS and GTB Hospital
Outcome results
None listed