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Glossopharyngeal Nerve Blockade for Awake Videolaryngoscope Assisted Endotracheal Intubation in the Morbidly Obese

Not Applicable
Conditions
Gagging
Registration Number
NCT01791439
Lead Sponsor
Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
Brief Summary

The investigators wish to determine if application of 2% lidocaine soaked gauze to the peritonsillar pillars will decrease the amount of gagging caused by awake videolaryngocope assisted tracheal intubation in the morbidly obese.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • morbid obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery, with a planned awake intubation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • inability to communicate in English or french
  • allergies to any study drugs
  • any patient with an American society of anesthesiologists score of 4 or more

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gagging2 minutes

We will assess the amount of gagging during the awake intubation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
vital signs2 minutes

we will asses vital signs during intubation.

lidocaine levels40 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royal Victoria Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Royal Victoria Hospital
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Albert Moore, MD
Contact
5149341934
moore_albert@hotmail.com

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