Ramped and Sniffing Position for Cesarean Section Intubation.

Karaman Training and Research Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

This study will include pregnants who preferred to undergo general anesthesia for elective cesarean section. Ramped and sniffing positions of pregnant women during ventilation and intubation will be compared. The aim of this study is to investigate which position provides easier and faster intubation in pregnant women for cesarean section.

Estimates of the frequency of difficult and failed intubation in the obstetric population vary within a wide range of percentiles. Several times higher than those reported for the general surgery population. Functional Residual Capacity decreases by 10% - 25% in Pregnant women. Pregnant women are more susceptible to hypoxia as a result of this decline, which also encourages intubation to occur more rapidly. Intubation success and shortening of intubation time have improved positively with videolaryngoscopes. On the other hand, the position of the patient during intubation contributes to the speed and success of intubation. It has been shown that intubation is faster and first-pass success is higher in the ramped position in morbidly obese patients.This study will compare the effectiveness of ramp and sniffing positions on intubation time and success in obese patients and pregnant women with similar physical changes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Intubation; Difficult or Failed

Interventions

Ramped position groupOTHER

This position will be achieved by elevation of the shoulders and the head elevation till achieving alignment of sternal notch and external auditory meatus

Sniffing position groupOTHER

This position will be achieved by placing a 7 cm pillow under the occiput.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of II-III, who are planned for elective cesarean section, who are between the ages of 18 and 40, and who prefer general anesthesia will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who refuse to participate in the study, have orientation and cooperation disorders, have undergone head and neck surgery, have a history of difficult intubation, have a cervical spine defect, and have a risk of pulmonary aspiration will be excluded from the study.

Locations (1)

Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

1. Total intubation time

Total intubation time will be calculated by adding up the laryngoscopy time and tube insertion time.