Health Condition 1: Z518- Encounter for other specified aftercare
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Anitha G
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants fulfilling the following criteria will be included in the study. Patients aged from eighteen years to sixty five years, irrespective of gender. Adult patients belonging to any American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status ranging from one to five, including high risk patients. Patients scheduled for elective or urgent surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia. Patients requiring oral endotracheal intubation as part of airway management. Patients with a history of snoring or clinically suspected obstructive sleep apnea.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants fulfilling any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study. Patients with a previously documented or anticipated difficult airway. Patients with restricted neck movements or cervical spine instability. Patients with a history of congenital anomalies of the neck or airway, previous neck radiation therapy, or prior neck surgery. Pregnant women due to altered airway physiology. Patients with unstable cardiovascular disease where standard airway assessment is not feasible or ethically permissible. Patients with traumatic injuries involving the airway structures or faciomaxillary abnormalities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy of predicting difficult intubation using: Modified Mallampati Grading System Neck Circumference-to-Thyromental Distance (NC/TMD) ratioTimepoint: During preoperative airway assessment prior to induction of anesthesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity & specificity of Modified Mallampati GradingTimepoint: Preoperative assessment;Sensitivity & specificity of NC/TMD ratioTimepoint: Preoperative assessment;Correlation between Mallampati Grading & NCTMD ratioTimepoint: Preoperative assessment;Effect of demographic & anthropometric factors on difficult intubationTimepoint: Preoperative assessment;Association of snoring & OSA risk with difficult intubationTimepoint: Preoperative assessment during induction | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnitha G
Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chittoor
Outcome results
None listed