Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of the Tao Facemask for Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Patients With Significantly Elevated BMIs

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Conditions:

Anesthesia Induction Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Tao Mask is a new novel facemask for positive pressure ventilation which has recently been demonstrated (MUSC study Pro00047645) to have superior performance to our conventional (standard) positiv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>18 years.
  • BMI of \>40.
  • Patients having elective surgery (designated by priority level of 5) requiring general endotracheal anesthesia.

Exclusion

  • Need for awake intubation based on standard preoperative evaluation by the attending anesthesiologist.
  • Increased risk for aspiration of gastric contents due to full stomach, pregnancy, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and/or hiatal hernia as identified during the pre-operative assessment.
  • Previous tracheostomy procedure.
  • Patient is cognitively incapable of providing their consent for the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 22 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

153 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03473366

Start Date

March 1 2018

End Date

July 22 2022

Last Update

January 23 2023

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425