Health Condition 1: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: submental intubation with artery forcep: a 1.5cm skin incision will be made in the paramedian region, approximately 1cm from the lower border of the mandible, taking care to avoid the f
Sponsors
Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients indicated for open reduction and internal fixation for midface fractures having difficult nasal intubation. 2. Healthy patients falling under ASA I and ASA II classification 3. Subjects / guardian able and willing to provide written informed consent and compliant with study procedure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having maxillofacial trauma where nasal intubation can be done. 2. Patients who are already tracheostomized. 3. Patients where oral intubation is difficult and indicated for tracheostomy. 4. Patients with a history of coagulopathy. 5. Patient with laryngotracheal injuries. 6. Patient is a having active infection at the proposed site. 7. Gunshot wounds in that area. 8. Long-term airway management needs and 9. Patient with a history of keloid formation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Procedure time 2. Intubation transition time 3. Apnea time 4. Hemodynamic changes 5. Surgeons’ satisfaction 6. Anesthetists satisfaction Timepoint: Day 0 that is baseline intraoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Scar assessment will be don on 7th day, 15th day and after one month. • Any other complication if it is happening during and after the procedure will be noted down. Timepoint: post operatively- 7th day , 15th day and one month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactShallu Bansal
Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital Visnagar Gujarat
Outcome results
None listed