CompletedNot Applicable

Fibreoptic Intubation With and Without Sellick´s Maneuver

Denmark50 participantsStarted 2011-06

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of Sellick´s Maneuver, a firm pressure on the throat, just below the Adams apple, to occlude the esophagus, in order to prevent aspiration of gastric contents, on intubation with a flexible fiberscope. The result of this study will be participate in the discussion of the importance of Sellick´s Maneuver.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA I-II * Informed consent to participate in the study * Age 18 or older * Predicted difficult airways Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index more then 35 * Patients with an indication for a rapid sequence induction (reflux, Hiatus herniation, Gastric bypass)

What they're measuring

Time of intubation

Timeframe: 180 seconds

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01357824

SponsorGlostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2011-10

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