Status:
COMPLETED
The Laryngeal Mask Airway in Edentulous Geriatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Dokuz Eylul University
Conditions:
Anaesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
With an aging population a prevalence of edentulous patients increased above 60 % among individuals aged ≥65 yr. Face mask ventilation of these edentulous patients is often difficult because of the in...
Detailed Description
After Ethical Committee approval and written informed consent were obtained, sixty edentulous patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) grade I-III, aged over 65 years) und...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I-III
- 65 years and older
Exclusion
- Any neck or upper respiratory pathology
- Those at risk of gastric content regurgitation/aspiration (previous upper gastro-intestina system surgery, known hiatus hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, history of peptic ulcer, full stomach, pregnancy)
- Possibility of and those with history of difficult intubation (history of impossible intubation, Mallampati classification 3-4, sterno mental distance less than 12 cm, thyromental distance less than 6 cm, head extension less than 90 degrees, mouth opening less than 1.5 cm)
- Those with low pulmonary compliance or high airway resistance (morbid obesity, lung disease)
- Throat pain, dysphagia and dysphonia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02197377
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
October 19 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Izmi̇r, Narlıdere, Turkey (Türkiye), 35320