Ultrasound in Airway Assessment of Morbidly Obese Patients

Mansoura University100 enrolled

Overview

the study aims to evaluate the role of airway ultrasound as a new evolving modality in assessment and management of airway in surgical patients

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

airway assessment using ultrasound

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all surgical list patients planned for general anesthesia from october 2015 to may 2016 Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal

Mansoura university

Al Mansurah, Dkahleya, Egypt

RECRUITING

prediction of difficult intubation in morbid obese patients

prediction of difficult intubation in morbid obese versus traditional airway scores; Mallampati score.

Time frame: during endotracheal tube insertion

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