Measuring the benefit of buccal oxygenation in the apnoeic patient

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Desaturation during laryngoscopy (anaesthesia); Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000697785
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1) Adult patients requiring general anaesthesia with endotrachel intubation for scheduled surgery
2) BMI 30-40
3) ASA1-2
4) Agree to and capapble of understanding and signing the consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Study population -
1) Age < 18
2) Chronic Respiratory Disease
3 ) SpO2 <98% despite preoxygenation with 100% O2
4) History of difficult intubation or anticipated difficult intubation
5) Uncontrolled hypertension
6) Ischaemic Heart disease or congestive Heart Failure
7) Increased intracranial pressure
7) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
8) Non fasting patients
9) Emergency procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Desaturation (SpO2 to 95%) monitored with pulse oximetry[Time to reach SpO2 95% in seconds or 10 min if no desaturation occurs]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
IL[NIL]