Modified Mallampati Scoring Technique for Airway Assessment

AlRefaey Kandeel100 enrolled

Overview

comparing a new technique for airway assessment using tongue depressor versus conventional mallampati scoring system. Using tongue depressor to improve airway score is suggested to increase reliability of airway assessment model

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Intubation;Difficult

Interventions

Tongue depressor groupDEVICE

using a tongue depressor to assess airway score without tongue protrusion

control groupPROCEDURE

airway assessment after tongue protrusion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all patients scheduled for elective surgery Exclusion Criteria: * known difficult airway trismus cases maxillofacial anomalies

Locations (2)

Mansoura university

Al Manşūrah, Dkahleya, Egypt

Gastroenterology center

Al Mansurah, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

assessment of airway difficulty

correlation between airway score and view during laryngoscopy

Time frame: before intubation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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