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The Efficacy of Distal Pharyngeal Airway for Oxygenation During TEE

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Airway Obstruction
Registration Number
NCT05974488
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of using the McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA) which is a flexible extended-length distal pharyngeal airway on improving oxygen delivery compared to standard nasal cannula.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > or = 18 years old
  • Patients willing to participate and provide an informed consent
  • Patients scheduled to undergo an elective TEE procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with history of uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Patients with anatomical airway obstruction
  • Have any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the well-being of the patient or the study or prevent the patient from meeting or performing study requirements

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of hypoxiaduring procedure (up to 60 minutes)

Determine the incidence of hypoxia defined as oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SPo2)= 75-89%.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of subclinical hypoxiaduring procedure (up to 60 minutes)

Determine the incidence of subclinical hypoxia defined as SPo2= 90-95%.

Incidence of severe Hypoxiaduring procedure (up to 60 minutes)

Determine the incidence of severe hypoxia defined as SPo2\<75%.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jackson Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Jackson Memorial Hospital
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Fouad G Souki, MD
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