Status:

COMPLETED

Bag-Valve-Guedel Adaptor Vs Common Face Mask for the Ventilation of Anesthetized Bearded Men

Lead Sponsor:

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hadassah Medical Organization

Conditions:

Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ventilation of a bearded patient with the commonly used face mask has low efficiency because of difficulties to achieve a tight seal around the mouth and nose. The purpose of this study is to evaluate...

Detailed Description

Ventilating a patient using a bag valve and a face mask is not easy to perform, especially for a long period of time, and mandates experience and strength by the care giver. The need for a tight seal ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Beards men with different levels of beard fullness, men without beards, or women
  • planned to undergo elective surgery with endotracheal intubation using non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents
  • ASA 1 or 2
  • BMI ≤30

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women
  • ASA\>2
  • Presence of facial fractures or injuries.
  • Expected to suffer from aspiration and requiring rapid sequence induction
  • Edentulous or unstable teeth
  • Morbid obesity
  • Suspected difficult intubation
  • Suspected difficult ventilation (except of the presence of beard)
  • If an unexpected difficulty in ventilation will arise during induction, patient will be excluded from study.
  • Worker from Hadassah Medical Center

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

101 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04376918

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

July 31 2023

Last Update

March 12 2025

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Haddasah Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel