The Effect of Different Videolaryngoscopes on Intubation Success in Obese Patients

Ankara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Airway, Videolaryngoscopes

Treatments: Device: c-mac laryngoscope

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03402581

18-925-16

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obese patients may have difficulty in airway management.Patients who have body mass index > 35 are challenging patients for anesthesiologist. Short neck, more adipose tissue may be reasons for airway difficulty. Videolaryngoscopes are devices that ease the management of difficult airway.This study is designed to evaluate the differences and the effects of different laryngoscopes.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• body mass index> 35

Exclusion criteria

• emergency airway

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

c-mac used for intubation

Description:

obese patients intubated with c-mac videolaryngoscope

Treatment:

Device: c-mac laryngoscope

mc-grath used for intubation

Description:

obese patients intubated with mc-grath videolaryngoscope

Treatment:

Device: c-mac laryngoscope