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Background And Aims: Maintaining the airway with a cuffed endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea remains one of the most essential anaesthesia skills. Many parameters were described to assess the difficulty of intubation in the preoperative period, but none allow the prediction of all difficult intubations. The correct posture of the anaesthesiologist is also an important factor for successful endotracheal intubation. The aim of this study was. This study aimed to compare the impact of two different positions of an anaesthesiologist (sitting vs. standing) at the time of endotracheal intubation.
Methods: One hundred ten American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I/II patients, aged between 17 to 65 years, Mallampati grade I/II, mouth opening 39-70 mm, thyromental distance (TMD) 6-6.5 cm, and sternomental distance (SMD) >13 cm, scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, were recruited. Patients were divided into two groups; Group I consisted of patients who underwent endotracheal intubation by an anaesthesiologist in a sitting posture, while Group II encompassed patients who underwent endotracheal intubation by anaesthesiologists in a standing posture. Assessment parameters include ease of intubation (IDS score), intubation time, intubation success rate, number of attempts, grade of laryngoscopy (Cormack Lehane score, POGO score), and complications like tooth and soft tissue damage.
Results: The ease of intubation was higher in group I, 1(0-1), than in group II, 1(1-2) (p = 0.02), and there was a significant difference between the two groups. The Cormack Lehane grade (CL) was I/IIa/IIb/III in 19/23/13/0 in group I and I/IIa/IIb/III in 13/21/18/3 in group II. The first-attempt intubation success rate for groups I and II was 94.54 % and 92.72 % respectively.
Conclusion: The sitting posture of an anaesthesiologist at the time of laryngoscopy provides a better intubating condition when compared with the standing posture.
Registration: Clinical Trial Registry - India (CTRI) CTRI/2023/03/050371.
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