Status:

TERMINATED

Tegarderm® Placement for Bag Mask Ventilation in the Bearded Patient

Lead Sponsor:

University of New Mexico

Conditions:

Pulmonary Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Difficult Bag Mask Ventilation is well described in the anesthesiology literature, and bearded patients are likely to experience this phenomenon. This study involves application of a large and perfora...

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective crossover trial in bearded patients who will undergo elective or urgent surgery at the main operating rooms of the University of New Mexico Hospital. It is planned to test...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients with perioral facial hair \>5mm in length
  • Undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery with planned bag-mask ventilation during anesthesia induction

Exclusion

  • Known allergy to Tegaderm product and/or its adhesive
  • Emergency surgery
  • Active or unstable cardiac disease
  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status ≥4
  • External or internal active airway obstruction from tumor, abscess, or laryngeal edema
  • Organic or non-organic oropharyngeal anatomical defects including history of radiation treatment to the neck
  • Moderate to severe acute and chronic restrictive or obstructive lung diseases, e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, etc.
  • Requirement for rapid sequence intubation, or known aspiration risk
  • Cervical spine injury
  • Previously documented difficult mask ventilation or intubation
  • BMI ≥50
  • Vulnerable populations: children, prisoners, pregnant patients, cognitively impaired adults

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 12 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 3 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04274686

Start Date

February 12 2020

End Date

May 3 2021

Last Update

September 21 2022

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University of New Mexico Hospital

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131