CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of Difficult Airway With Ultrasonography

Turkey (Türkiye)128 participantsStarted 2020-08-20

Plain-language summary

As a result of anatomical and physiological changes in obese patients, airway management can be challenging. Ultrasound measurement of neck anterior soft tissues combined with recommended predictive tests may increase the ability to predict the difficult airway. In this study we planned to evaluate the measurement of neck anterior soft tissues by ultrasound in obese patients before anesthesia induction to anticipate difficult mask ventilation, difficult laryngoscopy, and intubation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients planned to undergo general anesthesia for elective surgery * American Anesthesiology Association physical classification (ASA) status I-III * Body mass index (BMI) above 30 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with neck mass * History of previous neck and thyroid surgery, trauma, arthritis, loss of teeth * History of difficult intubation * Bearded patients * Pregnant women

What they're measuring

Difficult Mask Ventilation

Timeframe: ''1 minute'' (During anesthesia induction)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04289597

SponsorEskisehir Osmangazi University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-03-11

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