Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasonographic Parameters in Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Non-suspected Difficult Airway Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Tanta University
Conditions:
Ultrasound
Difficult Laryngoscopy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the ultrasonographic parameters (distance from skin to epiglottis (DSE) and distance from skin to vocal cords (DSVC)) as preoperative predictors of difficult laryngoscopy i...
Detailed Description
Airway management is an integral part of general anesthesia. It simply aims to secure the patient's airway and achieve adequate ventilation and oxygenation for the patient undergoing surgery under gen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 18 - 65 years.
- Both sexes.
- Patients who aren't suspected to have a difficult airway after preoperative airway assessment by conventional clinical tests such as modified Mallampati classification (MMC), thyromental distance (TMD), inter-incisor distance (IID), cervical mobility (CM), And neck circumference (NC).
- American society of anesthesia (ASA) I, II, and III physical status.
- Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaethesia.
Exclusion
- Patients with maxillofacial injury and airway trauma.
- Patients with a history of previous difficult intubation.
- Patients with anatomical abnormalities.
- Neck scarring, swelling, or burn.
- Pregnancy.
- Obesity.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
85 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06052189
Start Date
May 1 2022
End Date
May 1 2023
Last Update
September 25 2023
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Tanta University
Tanta, El-Gharbia, Egypt, 31527