Health Condition 1: E669- Obesity, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult obese patients posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with planned laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a previous history of major airway surgery or airway pathology, cervical spine surgery/disease or radiation therapy. Pregnant patients Patients already intubated or tracheostomized
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the sensitivity and specificity of palatoglossal space in predicting difficult mask ventilation in obese patients. Timepoint: T0: Assessment of Airway with Ultrasound T1: Assessment of mask Ventilation at Induction of General Anaesthesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the specificity & sensitivity of Tongue thickness (TT), tongue width (TW), tongue volume (TV) & cross sectional area of tongue (TCSA) in predicting difficult mask ventilation . Determine the specificity & sensitivity of hyomental distance in neutral (HMDN) & extended (HMDE) head position & their ratio (HMDR), hyoid bone visibility on sublingual scan, Anterior neck soft tissue thickness at the level of epiglottis (SED), hyoid (SHD), vocal cords (SVC) & distance from skin to epiglottis (pre-E) & epiglottis to mid point of vocal cord (E-VC) & their ratio (pre-E/E-VC) in predicting difficult laryngoscopy & intubation. Timepoint: T0: Assessment of Airway with Ultrasound T1: Assessment of mask Ventilation at Induction of General Anaesthesia | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSHIVANI N N
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Outcome results
None listed