The Incidence of Difficult Intubation in Obese Versus Non-obese Patients

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Airway Obstruction

Treatments: Other: ET Tube

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03752593

KHUH/Anesthesia

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to identify the incidence of difficult endotracheal intubation in patients with normal BMI undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia in our hospital and compare it to that of obese patients.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective surgery
• BMI< 30 for Normal BMI group
• BMI > 30 for Obese group

Exclusion criteria

• Known previous difficult airway
• Pediatric patients.
• Emergency patients

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Obese

Description:

Patients with a BMI of greater than 30 who are presenting to the hospital for any surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia

Treatment:

Other: ET Tube

Non-Obese

Description:

Patients with a BMI of less than 30 who are presenting to the hospital for any surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia

Treatment:

Other: ET Tube