Effect of removing complete dentures on nasopharyngeal patency during induction of general anesthesia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients wearing complete dentures that undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011017
- Lead Sponsor
- Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Emergency surgery, previous or predicted difficult airway cases, high risk of aspiration, severe nasal stuffiness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in nasopharyngeal patency before and after removing complete dentures. Waveform patterns of capnography sampled at nasal vestibule.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in nasopharyngeal patency before and after removing complete dentures. Nasopharyngeal obstruction is estimated using a 3-point scale defined by the expansion of lips and cheeks after mask-ventilation in subjects which mouth is airtight sealed.