Influence of Neuromuscular Block on Mask Ventilation

Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effect of a Neuromuscular Block on Ventilation

Treatments: Drug: rocuronium

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01849211

diffmask

Details and patient eligibility

About

Difficult mask ventilation might lead to a life-threatening situation, if endotracheal intubation is also impossible and neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) inhibit spontaneous ventilation. However, controversies exist if NMBA improve or impede face mask ventilation. Therefore, the effect of NMBAs on mask ventilation is assessed in patients with predictors for difficult face mask ventilation.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with risk factors for difficult face mask ventilation
• Patients scheduled for general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• Increased Risk for pulmonary aspiration
• scheduled for awake fiberoptic intubation
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 1 patient group

neuromuscular block

Other group

Treatment:

Drug: rocuronium