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High-flow Nasal Oxygenation During Preoxygenation and Atelectasis

South Korea92 participantsStarted 2023-10-10

Plain-language summary

Atelectasis after induction of general anesthesia is common even in healthy patients and is clinically problematic, especially in obese patients. We aim to investigate whether preoxygenation with high-flow nasal oxygen during anesthesia induction reduces atelectasis in obese patients.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults patients undergoinig surgery under general anesthesia with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or greater who have given informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * surgery time less than 2 hours * Nasotracheal intubation * Severe cardiac or respiratory disease * History of difficult airway * History of a surgery or anatomical anomaly in the head and neck * History of Inability to breathe through nose * Gastric reflux disease

What they're measuring

Lung ultrasound score

Timeframe: Immediately after anesthesia induction

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06205212

SponsorSeoul National University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-10

Contact for this trial

TAE KYONG KIM

82-2-870-2519 ktkktk@gmail.com

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