The Effect of Trendelenburg Position on the Ultrasonographic Airway Measurements

Launched by ANKARA CITY HOSPITAL BILKENT · Feb 3, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

In the preoperative period, age, body weight, height, neck circumference, comorbidities (Charlson comorbidity index), ASA score, Modified mallampati classification, STOP-BANG risk score will be recorded.Intraoperative monitorization data will be recorded.

Following ultrasonographic airway measurements will be performed preoperatively and postoperatively.

A low frequency convex probe will be used for ultrasonography. To achieve a fixed position of the tongue, patients will be placed supine without a pillow, with their head fully tilted back, and asked to hold their tongue loosely, without ...

Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
• • 2. ASA I-II-III-IV risk group -
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. contraindication of trendelenburg position,
• • 2. history of maxillofacial deformity, tumor or trauma,
• • 3. history of difficult airway,
• • 4. decompensated cardiac, respiratory, hepatic, renal disease,
• • 5. with cervical spine fracture
• • 6. patient refusal -