Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Intervention3: Nil: Nil
Intervention4: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Conventional methods and Ultrasonography Measurements: Comparing conventional met
Sponsors
Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. 2.Patients giving informed written consent. 3.Patients aged between 18 to 60 years. 4.BMI less than 25kg per metre square. 5.Patients with an American Society of Anaesthesiologists(ASA) physical status of 1 and 2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients should not be part of any other study. 2.Patients with a history of difficult intubation. 3.Patients with head and neck anatomical pathologies. 4.Patients with restricted neck movements. 5.Pregnant patients. 6.Patients with maxillofacial anomalies. 7.Patients who are edentulous.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonographic measurements of Distance from hyoid bone to skin and distance from the skin to epiglottis midway between the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage, and the occurenceof difficult laryngoscopies in adult patients undergoing intubation. 2.To compare the accuracy of ultrasonographic parameters with Cormack-Lehane grading system,in identifying difficult laryngoscopies.Timepoint: Baseline parameters will be taken preoperatively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Arnav Chawla
Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur
Outcome results
None listed