STOP-Bang Questionnaire: a Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Difficult Mask/intubation?

Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Difficult Intubation; Airway Disease

Treatments: Other: STOP BANG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06247631

E-53610172-799-213190410

Details and patient eligibility

About

Difficult airway management remains the leading cause of anaesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a warning sign of difficult airway management. Polysomnography is the gold standard for diagnosis of this syndrome, but the STOP-BANG questionnaire is the preferred screening test. In this study, we wanted to find an answer to the question How successful is the STOP-BANG questionnaire in screening for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in predicting OSAS, difficult mask and difficult intubation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery?

Enrollment: 125 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient undergoing thoracic surgery
• 18-65 years old
• ASA 1-3

Exclusion criteria

• Having a history of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,
• Having a history of previous head and neck surgery/radiotherapy,
• Patients who did not agree to participate in the study

Trial design

125 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Description:

Easy airway: unassisted mask ventilation, ventilation without the need for an airway, achieving oxygen saturation above 90% during mask ventilation, and unassisted intubation with less than three attempts.

Treatment:

Other: STOP BANG

Difficult airway

Description:

Difficult airway: assisted mask ventilation, need for airway during ventilation, oxygen saturation falling below 90% during mask ventilation, assisted intubation, intubation attempt three and above

Treatment:

Other: STOP BANG