Ultrasonography vs Conventional Methods for Prediction of Difficult Airway in Adult Patients

Benha University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Intubation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03799055

Us in difficult airway

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study to assess and compare between methods of prediction of difficult airway including Mallmpati score , thyromental distance and us measured distance from skin to epiglottis(DES) t the level of thyrohyoid membrane in adult patients requiring endotracheal intubation for an elective surgical procedure.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• American Society of Anaesthesia class 1,2and 3.
• elective surgical procedure requiring endotracheal intubation.
• Age 18_60 years old.
• BMI less than 40kg/meter square.

Exclusion criteria

• patients refusal.
• Unable to give consent.
• Preexisting airway malformations or pathology.
• History of difficult intubation.
• Pregnancy.
• Patients with tracheostomy tube.
• BMI more than 40 kg/meter square.

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

easy intubation

Description:

Cormack _Lehane : 1\&2

difficult intubation

Description:

Cormack _Lehane : 3\&4