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
Name Time Method Gagging 2 minutes We will assess the amount of gagging during the awake intubation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method vital signs 2 minutes we will asses vital signs during intubation.
lidocaine levels 40 minutes
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Royal Victoria Hospital
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Royal Victoria Hospital🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAlbert Moore, MDContact5149341934moore_albert@hotmail.com