Status:

COMPLETED

Mask Ventilation Before and After Neuromuscular Blockade

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Anesthesia providers are taught to "test" that they can properly ventilate a patient's lungs before administering a neuromuscular blocking drug (NMBD), rendering the patient apneic. This is a traditio...

Detailed Description

The following will be carried out per routine standard of care: The patient will be met in the pre-operative area by the attending anesthesiologist who interviews and examines the patient. A full exp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who are 18 years or greater
  • Present for elective surgery and
  • Require placement of a breathing tube for their surgery

Exclusion

  • Patients will not be eligible if they are pregnant
  • Are a minor
  • Are a prisoner
  • Have impaired decision-making capacity
  • Have symptomatic untreated reflux
  • Prior esophagectomy or hiatal hernia
  • Vomiting within 24 hours of surgery
  • Known oral or facial pathology making a proper mask fit unlikely
  • Any condition for which the primary anesthesia team deems a rapid-sequence intubation to be appropriate
  • Prior allergy or contraindication to receiving rocuronium, vecuronium, or succinylcholine.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

210 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02237443

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

April 9 2015

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Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104