Abstract

Difficult as well as unsuccessful tracheal intubation after performing direct laryngoscopy is one of the most feared complication of general anaesthesia and is associated with serious morbidity and mortality. Ultrasound of the upper airway may prove to be a useful adjunct to traditional clinical assessment tools, as it has been successful in visualizing the proper anatomy and critical structures of the airway. The present observational study was conducted in 60 ASA 1 and 2 patients, aged between 18-60 years posted for elective surgeries under general anaesthesia and endotracheal intubation using direct laryngoscopy. In our study we observed that the ultrasound parameter of Pre-E/E-VC was highly convincing in correlation with the CL grading with sensitivity of 91.67% and diagnostic accuracy of 82%.

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