Status:
COMPLETED
Thyromental Height Test Versus Sternomental Displacement in Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Difficult Airway
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-90 years
Brief Summary
The study is designed to evaluate the validity of the SMDD as a predictor of difficult airway in elderly and to compare its validity with that of the TMHT.
Detailed Description
The airway assessment for difficulty before anesthesia in the elderly is crucial as the delay in the endotracheal intubation in this age group can lead to fatal consequences due to limited organ reser...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years both male \& female .
- ASA physical status I, II, and III .
- patients scheduled for elective surgeries under general anesthesia .
Exclusion
- Patients undergoing emergency procedure
- patients requiring elective awake fiberoptic.
- patients having neuromuscular disorders or craniofacial abnormalities
- patients with cervical spine surgeries, neck scars, obvious limited neck extension.
- morbid obesity (MBI ˃40 kg/m2)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 10 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05414214
Start Date
June 10 2022
End Date
September 10 2022
Last Update
September 15 2022
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Faculty of medicine-Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt, 1772