difficult intubation scenario in well controlled hypertensive adult patients with vocal cord polyp.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients included in this study were American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) I and II with well controlled hypertensive, aged 30-70 years and patients with mallampati grade III and IV were also included especially if they had mouth opening more than 18 mm.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients that excluded from this study were those at risk of pulmonary aspiration, coagulopathy, hepatic disorders with bleeding tendency, with history of any cardiac disorders, neck flexion deformity and patients with mouth opening less than 18 mm for males and 16 mm for female
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the number of intubation trials, the number of optimization maneuvers required (use of stylet, laryngeal manipulation) to help in tracheal intubation, the duration of successful intubation trials | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the incidence of complications as mucosal trauma, misplacement of tube in esophagus, dental injury or bleeding and dental injury, hemodynamics parameters (heart rate, mean blood pressure) , and oxygen saturation were also recorded at baseline, post induction, immediately after intubation and at 1,3,5,10 minutes post intubation. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
lecturer of anesthesia , icu .aswan university