Status:
COMPLETED
Sternomental Displacement Test for Predicting Difficult Airway in Obese Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Difficult Airway Intubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
Difficulties airway significantly contribute to the morbidity and mortality associated with anesthesia. Identifying situations and patients at risk for airway management problems is the key to optimal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of either sex, aged between 18-60 years old, ASA physical status II \& III with BMI \> 30 Kg/m2 undergoing elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia using endotracheal intubation by conventional laryngoscopy.
Exclusion
- neuromuscular disorders, craniofacial abnormalities, abnormal dentition, lesions or scares in head and neck limiting the neck mobility, uncooperative, who needed awake intubation and patients who underwent emergency operations
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
135 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04524546
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
April 30 2021
Last Update
May 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Anesthesia department - Faculty of medicine- Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt