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NCT Number: NCT02969889

Intubation in Morbidly Obese: a Comparison of Airtraq and ILMA

bmı > 35 morbidly obese patients requiring endotracheal intubation enrolled in this trial. Divided into two groups Airtraq and ILMA. their effectiveness is evaluated.

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Key information

Conditions

Intubation; Difficult or Failed Intubation Complication

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kocaeli University School of Medicine

Kocaeli, 41900, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

80 patients, 18-65 years of aged ASA I-III, BMI> 35 patients enrolled in this trial.

Divided into two groups ; Airtraq and ILMA .

BMI>35, upper airway tumour , respiratory infection less than ten days, excluded from this study.

patients demographic and airway variables were recoded. Patients were premedicated. After standard anesthesia induction, anesthesia was induced with propofol and fentanyl. Rocuronium was used for neuromuscular blockade.

The device insertion and intubation times, number of intubation attempts, mucosal damage, need for optimization maneuvers, effects on hemodynamic parameters and postoperative minor complications were recorded.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

18-65 years of age

  • ASA I-III
  • BMI>35

Exclusion criteria

BMI<35

  • patients have airway tumor
  • patients undergoing head and neck surgery
  • upper respiratory infection less than 10 days prior the surgery

Treatment and study plan

Airtraq

Device

video laryngoscope with a channel

ILMA

Device

Other names: intubating laryngeal mask airway

Primary outcomes

  1. intubation time

    Time frame: 1 minute

    handling of the device till the endotracheal tube entering the glottis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kocaeli University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Nov 21, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 3, 2017

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