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The Clinical Efficacy of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Elderly Patients: Comparison With Young Adults

NCT01836419 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are some differences between elderly and young adult patients regarding the anatomy of upper airways. Elderly patients have larger upper airways than young adult patients at all pharyngeal levels as revealed by CT. Another study explained that there is a progressive descent of the larynx and epiglottis with aging, which lengthens the upper airway and possibly makes it more likely to collapse.

The aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in elderly patients with young adults. In this study, the investigators will measure the ease of insertion, success rate of insertion, the time of insertion, oropharyngeal leak pressure, gastric leak pressure, fiberoptic position and intraoperative complications of the classic LMA.

Conditions

  • Minor Urologic Surgery
  • Lower Extremity Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

classic LMA insertion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yonsei University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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