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Obese patients who can have problematic airway

Predictors of challenging airway in the obese patients - CAS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/11/010436
Enrollment
834
Registered
2017-11-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Morbidly obese patients with no GERD, CAD or obvious COPD

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Max Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history suggestive of gastro-esophageal reflux, pregnancy and any cardiac or pulmonary disease, were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Challenging Airway Score cutoff for BMI cutoff forNeck Circumference cutoff forSTOPBANG score Safe Apnea Time Timepoint: SpO2 92%

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safe apnea time recovery time minimum SpO2Timepoint: Recovery from Hypoxia to achieve SpO2 more than 98%

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAparna Sinha

Max Healthcare Institute Limited

apsin@hotmail.com9810035503

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026