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Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Cartilage Plane Block vs Ultrasound-Guided Traditional Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation in Patients With Limited Neck Mobility Undergoing Cervical Spine Fixation

Egypt50 participantsStarted 2024-07-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the work to compare between the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided superior laryngeal nerve block through surface injection of local anesthetic solution on the thyroid cartilage and ultrasound-guided traditional superior laryngeal nerve block on quality of airway anesthesia for awake fiberoptic intubation in patients with limited neck mobility undergoing cervical spine fixation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients aged between 18-65 years * either gender * ASA I-II * limited neck mobility Exclusion Criteria: * patients who refuse to give consent * non-cooperative patients * have asthma or ischemic heart disease * preoperative hoarseness, sore throat * mental or neurological disorders * contraindications for regional block (coagulopathy , infection at the needle insertion site and allergy to local anesthetics) * body mass index (BMI) \>26 kg/m2.

What they're measuring

the time taken to perform block

Timeframe: During surgery, upon performing block

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06483893

SponsorBeni-Suef University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-01

Contact for this trial

Dina M Fakhry, MD

+201289998680 dina_fakhry_91@yahoo.com

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