Comparison of Modified Mallampati Classification With M-TAC in Difficult Airway

Launched by GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, HALDWANI · Mar 7, 2016

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ClinConnect Summary

The term 'airway' refers to the upper airway which may be defined as the extra-pulmonary air passage, consisting of the nasal and oral cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea and large bronchi.

The most commonly applied methods of oxygenation is ventilation through a tracheal tube, a laryngeal mask, or a face mask. Problems with tracheal intubation remain the major cause of death and disability due to anaesthesia in analyses of records of the United Kingdom medical defence societies and in the American Society of Anaesthesiologists closed claims database.

'Difficult airway' is one in which the...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • -Adult patients aged 18-60 years.
• • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II, scheduled for elective surgeries under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - Patient refusal
• • ASA grade III and IV
• • Cervical spine disorder
• • Obstructive airway tumor
• • Edentulous patients /Irregular dentition
• • past history of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation.
• • trauma to the airways or to the cranial, cervical, and facial regions
• • history of previous surgery, burns to airways \& adjacent structures
• • Mouth opening\<3 cm
• • Age \<18 years \& \> 60 years