Abstract
Introduction : Prediction of difcult intubation before induction of anaesthesia is not easy but very important. 'Difcult airway' is a clinical situation where there is difculty in establishing or maintaining gas exchange via a mask, an articial airway or both by a conventionally trained anaesthesiologist.Here we focussed on the utility of individual upper airway evaluation by physical examination and its usefulness in predicting a difcult airway among people who snore. Aim: Ÿ To Compare Airway Indices, Body Mass Index (BMI), Cormack - Lehane Grading and Difculty with Mask Ventilation and Intubation Ÿ To determine the most reliable single parameter in identifying difcult airway. Methods: After obtaining approval from institutional ethics committee and written informed consent from the patients between 18 and 60yrs of age, of either sex, requiring general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation for elective procedures the following anatomical markers are measured -Mouth opening (inter incisor distance), Modied MallampatiScore (MMPT), Thyromental distance (TMD), Neck circumference, Neck extension, Thyomental height, Cormack lehane's grading. Cormack lehane grades I, II were dened as easy visualization of larynx (EVL) and predict easy intubation.Grades III and IV were dened as difculty in visualization of larynx (DVL) and predict difcult intubation. Data Entry was done using Microsoft excel 2013 and analysis done using SPSS V 16. Qualitative data was expressed in frequencies and percentages and Quantitative data in mean and standard deviation .p value of <0.05 was considered statistically signicant.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.