A comparison study of ramped and sniffing positions for supraglottic airway insertion in obese patients
- Conditions
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Registration Number
- KCT0008570
- Lead Sponsor
- Chonnam National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia
Patients with a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2
Patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Classification (ASA PS) 2 or 3
Patients between the ages of 20 and 80
Patients who have voluntarily provided written consent to participate in the clinical trial
Patients scheduled for oral and nasal surgery
Patients with a history or expectation of difficult airway intubation and airway ventilation, other than obesity
Patients who need to restrict cervical movement due to an unstable cervical spine
Patients with a history of head and neck surgery
Patients with a mouth opening of less than 2.5 cm
Patients at high risk of aspiration pneumonia (with symptomatic or untreated gastroesophageal reflux disorder and hiatal hernia)
Pregnant patients
Other patients deemed unsuitable for the trial by the researcher
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken to insert the supraglottic airway
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of attempts at insertion of the supraglottic airway;Ease of insertion of the supraglottic airway;Confirmation of the appropriate placement of the supraglottic airway