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A comparison study of ramped and sniffing positions for supraglottic airway insertion in obese patients

Not Applicable
Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Time taken to insert the supraglottic airway
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
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