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Face-to-face Intubation in Morbidly Obese

NCT04959149 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2022-06-10

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Summary

Introduction : In a typical endotracheal intubation, the patient is in the supine position, with the anesthetist standing behind his head and with adequate access to the head and neck of the patient. However, there are several situations, where traditional intubation is very difficult or even impossible. In immobilised trauma victims, with limited access to the head, suspected cervical spine injury or in sitting positioned patient an intubation performed by a person standing in front of a patient might be the only chance of airway management. Moreover, in case of general anesthesia in bariatric patients, face-to-face (inverse) method is increasingly being considered due to upper body elevation position, recommended in this group of patients.

This was a parallel randomised controlled trial in patients scheduled for planned sleeve gastrectomy in Barlicki University Hospital, Lodz, Poland. Randomization and allocation to trial group were carried out by drawing envelopes by independent observer before a procedure. Randomized and recruited participants were 76 adults (typical intubation n= 36, face-to-face intubation n=40). Main outcome was a time of intubation using Airtraq video laryngoscope measured by independent assistant.

Conditions

  • Intubation;Difficult
  • Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

DEVICE

AirTraq videolaryngoscope

intubation of morbidly obese patient using Airtraq videolaryngoscope

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Lodz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tomasz Gaszynski · Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-01
Primary Completion
2020-09-01
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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