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NCT Number: NCT03752593

The Incidence of Difficult Intubation in Obese Versus Non-obese Patients

The aim of our study is to identify the incidence of difficult endotracheal intubation in patients with normal BMI undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia in our hospital and compare it to that of obese patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Airway Obstruction Respiration Disorders Respiratory Insufficiency Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

King Hamad University Hospital

Al Muharraq, 24343, Bahrain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Elective surgery
  • BMI< 30 for Normal BMI group
  • BMI > 30 for Obese group

Exclusion criteria

  • Known previous difficult airway
  • Pediatric patients.
  • Emergency patients

Treatment and study plan

ET Tube

Other

Patients with a BMI of greater than 30 or less than who are presenting to the hospital for any surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of difficulty in airway management

    Time frame: two years

    Assessment of Cormack Lehanne grading (intubation difficulty scale) IDS.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 26, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 22, 2019

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