Enhancing Difficult Laryngoscopy Prediction Through A Mixed Scoring System
This study aims to develop a comprehensive airway assessment score including traditional bedside clinical tests and ultrasound measurements with high accuracy in predicting difficult airway, and to validate it through testing it on a large population sample. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the comprehensive
| Condition(s) | Intubation, Laryngoscopy, Anesthesia |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | This study aims to develop a comprehensive airway assessment score including traditional bedside clinical tests and ultrasound measurements with high accuracy in predicting difficult airway, and to validate it through testing it on a large population sample. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the comprehensive scoring system that includes clinical bedside and ultrasound measurements developed to predict difficult airways valid in a large population sample? Adult patients undergoing general anesthesia with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1-4 will be recruited. Traditional and ultrasound measurements will be collected. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients undergoing general anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1-4 * Emergency or elective cases Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with confirmed history of difficult airway * Patients with maxillofacial trauma or cervical spine injury or instability * Pregnant patients * Patients with a history of head and neck cancer * Patients with known subglottic stenosis * Patients requiring a double lumen tube insertion * Patients with a history of neck radiotherapy |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | American University of Beirut Medical Center |
| Locations | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Start date | 2025-02-20 |
| NCT ID | NCT06815952 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06815952 |