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NCT Number: NCT01990599

Airway Management for Trigeminal Thermal Coagulation

Airway management of patients undergoing thermal coagulation of the Gasserian ganglion is very delicate. This is because of the specific operation site and moreover patients should recover quickly from anesthesia to follow verbal intraoperative commands of the surgeon. Endotracheal intubation or laryngeal mask of course hinders the patient from speaking. An obvious alternative airway management, as performed in this preliminary study, is a nasopharyngeal placed tube.

The purpose of the present study is to objectify the gas exchange in patients during this new ventilation technique.

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Key information

Conditions

Airway Management

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing thermal coagulation of the Gasserian ganglion

Exclusion criteria

  • Body weight over 100 kg
  • Recurrent nasal bleeding
  • Patients suffering from reflux disease
  • Additional risk of aspiration (e.g. hernia diaphragmalis)

Treatment and study plan

Nasopharyngeal Tube

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood gas exchange

    Time frame: Before and during the neurosurgical intervention

    Blood gas analyses will be determined at three time points perioperatively. The first measurement, at base line, will be performed preoperatively, the second one after puncture of the Gasserian ganglion and the third during the thermal coagulation of the Gasserian ganglion.

Secondary outcomes

  1. SpO2 oxygen saturation (pulse oximeter)

    Time frame: Before and during the neurosurgical intervention

  2. Hemodynamic parameters

    Time frame: Before and during the neurosurgical intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Airway Management in Patients Undergoing Thermal Ganglion Gasseri Coagulation, a New Method - Preliminary Results

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
First posted
Nov 21, 2013
Registry last updated
Nov 21, 2013

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