Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Back up Head Elevated Position on Laryngeal Visualization.
Lead Sponsor:
Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Conditions:
Intubation;Difficult
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In patients with limited neck extension and mouth opening due to reasons including previous radiation therapy in the head and neck area or cervical spine pathology, tracheal intubation with direct lar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients of ASA physical status 1-2 who were scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation
Exclusion
- if they required rapid sequence induction; had a history of previous difficult direct laryngoscopy and required awake tracheal intubation; were unable or unwilling to provide informed consent; had uncontrolled hypertension; had a history of ischaemic heart disease without optimal control of symptoms; had a history of acute or recent stroke or myocardial infarction; had cervical spine instability or cervical myelopathy; had symptomatic asthma or reactive airway disease requiring daily pharmacological treatment for control of symptoms; or had a history of gastric reflux.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 18 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04716218
Start Date
January 18 2021
End Date
March 31 2021
Last Update
February 21 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea