Does Fekry airway device enhance fiberoptic endotracheal intubation in obese patients lying in modified ramped position?

Phase 3

• Conditions: Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR202309463279793
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-09-02
• Last Update Posted: 4 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Scheduled for elective surgeries under General anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation
Age between 18 and 50 years
ASA physical status I–II
Obesity (BMI between 30 and 40 kg/m2)
Ganzouri scoring below 4

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to give a written consent
ASA physical status more than II
Age < 18 years old or > 50 years
Pregnancy
BMI < 30 Kg/m2
Loose teeth
Situations which require a rapid sequence induction
If any special endotracheal tube is needed for the case
Emergency surgeries
Documented or suspected difficult airway
Obstructive sleep apnea
Neck or upper respiratory tract abnormalities or facial deformities that invalidate Ganzouri airway score
Active cardiac or chest problems
Risk of aspiration
Ganzouri airway score 4 or more

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time of successful intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of first-time successful intubation;Intubation success in a second trial if needed;Glottic view using Cromack and Lehane’s scale;Stress response during intubation;Intraoperative complications (aspiration, bleeding, arterial desaturation (spo2<92%) or airway injury);Postoperative complications (sore throats)