Airway Management in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Comparison of Intubating Laryngeal Mask Fastrack and Air Q as a Conduit for Fiberoptic Intubation

Zagazig University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intubation; Difficult or Failed

Treatments

Device: Air-Q. ILA insertion of proper size

Device: ILMA insertion of proper size

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04453683

Intubation in morbid obese

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare air Q versus ILMA intubation in obese adult paralyzed patient

Full description

Evaluate the process of endo-tracheal intubation through Air Q compared to through ILMA regarding number and duration of attempts, laryngeal view grade, time to removal of device over tube without dislodgement and any complication

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:All morbidly obese patient defined as BMI >40 kg/m2 scheduled for an elective surgery requiring general anesthesia with tracheal intubation were enrolled on the day of their surgery.

ASA physical status (I-II)

Exclusion Criteria physical status of IV or V or had a history of impossible tracheal intubation or awake fibreoptic intubation or if preoperative evaluation showed limited mouth aperture <3.5 cm or showed evidence that an awake fiberoptic intubation or rapid sequence induction would be required patients at increased risk for aspiration of gastric contents, coagulopathy or those with unstable cervical spines or requiring nasal route for tracheal intubation