CompletedNot Applicable

NC/TMD Ratio As a Difficult Airway Predictor in Obese Patients

Pakistan220 participantsStarted 2021-10-21

Plain-language summary

To assess accuracy of NC/TM distance ratio in terms of sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV) for predicting difficult intubation in obese patient with Intubation difficulty score (IDS) as gold standard.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. ASA physical status I to III
✓. Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30kg/m2 or more
✓. age 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

✕. non consenting
✕. ASA class greater than III,
✕. patients undergoing general anesthesia without tracheal intubation or under regional anesthesia,
✕. patients with upper airway pathology such as maxillofacial fractures, upper airway tumors or cervical spine fracture, obstetric patients, refusal of the patient, previous head and neck surgery or radiotherapy.

What they're measuring

Predictability of difficult airway

Timeframe: During anaesthesia induction

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05735106

SponsorKRL Hospital, Islamabad

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-04-21

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