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Using Ultrasound to Predict Unexpected Difficult Airways Before Surgery

Preoperative ultrasonographic measurements of tongue thickness, tongue thickness-thyromental distance ratio and skin to epiglottis distance in predicting unanticipated difficult airway. A prospective comparative observational study. - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092919
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-08-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

SDM College of medical sciences and hospital sattur dharwad Karnataka
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia. 2. Patients willing to participate in study 3. ASA physical status 1,2 4. Patient aged 18-60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare ultrasonography measured clinical airway indices across easy and difficult groups.Timepoint: Preoperative assessment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Computation of diagnostic accuracy with appropriate cut-offs of ultrasonography measured indices in predicting difficult laryngoscopy.Timepoint: Preoperative assessment—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pavan Dhulkhed

SDM college of medical sciences and hospital manjushree nagar , Dharwad

pavandhulkhed1984@gmail.com8150885678

Outcome results

None listed

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