Prediction of difficult intubations using conventional indicators: Does rapid sequence intubation ease difficult intubations? A prospective randomised study in a tertiary care teaching hospital.

Background: Endotracheal intubations performed in the Emergency Department.

Aims: To assess whether conventional indicators of difficult airway can predict a difficult intubation in the Emergency Setting and to investigate the effect of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) on ease of intubation.

Settings And Design: A prospective randomized study was designed involving 60 patients requiring intubation, over a period of 4 months.