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asopharyngeal Apnoeic Oxygenation at 18l/min in Obese Patients: A Randomised Controlled Study

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
PACTR202202665252087
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthethics and Critical Care
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

•Elective surgery requiring intubation with muscle relaxation
•Patients older than 18 years
•Obese patients with a BMI > 35 kg/m2
•ASA 1 and 2 patients

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient < 18 years old
•ASA = 3
•Pregnant patients
•Severe gastro-oesophageal reflux disease or aspiration risk
•Severe obstructive sleep apnoea
•Limiting chronic respiratory and cardiovascular disease (NYHA = 3)
•Uncontrolled hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, congestive heart disease
•Anaemia (Hb<10) or Polycythaemia (Hb>17)
•Sepsis or other uncontrollable cause of increased metabolic demand
•Raised intracranial pressure
•Arterial saturation < 98% at maximum preoxygenation
•Difficult clinical airway assessment (patient will likely be difficult to intubate)
•Increased risk of bleeding
•Bleeding at the insertion of the nasopharyngeal catheter
•Grade 3 or 4 Cormack-Lehane view at intubation
•Difficult bagging at the induction of anaesthesia
•Allergy to any of the drugs used in the study
•The patient declined to be part of the study or unable to provide informed consent
Symptoms of COVID 19

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safe apnoea time time from apnoea until an arterial saturation of 92 percent
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of carbon dioxide accumalation;Desaturation determinants
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