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Airway Ultrasound Indices for Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Pediatric Patients
Sponsor: Ain Shams University
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to compare the airway ultrasound indices and the preoperative clinical airway assessment concerning the difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia The main question it aims to answer is: • Do airway ultrasound indices better predict difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric patients than clinical airway assessment?
Official title: Airway Ultrasound Indices Versus Clinical Assessment for Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Elective Surgical Pediatric Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
130
Start Date
2024-01-01
Completion Date
2025-12-01
Last Updated
2025-09-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Airway ultrasound indices
Tongue thickness, hyomental distance in neutral position (HMDRn), hyomental distance in extended position (HMDRe), ratio of hyomental distance in both positions (HMDR), thyromental distance (TMD), ratio of tongue thickness to thyromental distance (TT/TMD), epiglottis thickness \&pre-epiglottic space thickness
Clinical airway assessment
Mallampati grading and thyromental distance (TMD). The glottic structures displayed during laryngoscopy will be classified according to the Cormack-Lehane
Locations (1)
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt