Status:
COMPLETED
Pre-oxygenation Methods in Bariatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Imperial College London
Conditions:
Obesity
Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare effectiveness of different methods of achieving pre-oxygenation in bariatric patients. The investigators intend to compare facemask pre-oxygenation with a high-f...
Detailed Description
General anaesthesia involves giving patients anaesthetic and muscle relaxant medications to allow transition to sleep and airway relaxation to permit laryngoscopy, respectively. During laryngoscopy, a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Able to provide informed consent.
- Undergoing general anaesthesia .
- Between the ages of 18 and 80 years.
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 Kgm-2.
Exclusion
- Unable to give informed consent.
- Significant cardiac history which is defined as current angina, myocardial infarction \<12 months before the date of the procedure.
- Significant peripheral vascular disease defined as claudication on minimal exertion or Ankle-Brachial index of \<0.7, a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack \<12 months before the procedure.
- Presence of significant heart-valve disease or congestive heart failure.
- Significant lower respiratory disease including brittle asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (GOLD stages 3 or 4).
- Strong predictors of both difficult intubation and difficult facemask ventilation on anaesthetic airway assessment.
- Patient with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade of 4 for any reason.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03428256
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
October 15 2019
Last Update
October 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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St Mary's Hospital
London, United Kingdom