Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mask Ventilation by NuMASK: In all patients an oropharyngeal airway supplied with Nu mask will be placed and an appropriate sized (medium or large) intraoral mask will be placed behind
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Edentulous adult patients (age 20-90) of either sex, ASA class 1-3, undergoing surgeries under anaesthesia or examination under anaesthesia and requiring mask ventilation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with less than 2 finger breadth mouth opening 2)Patients undergoing fiberoptic intubation 3)Patients with head and neck oncology having intraoral wounds, intraoral tumours, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal tumors 4)Patients with other factors of difficult mask ventilation like history of sleep apnea, body mass index >35 kg/m2 and reduced thyromental distance ( <5 cm)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measure will be successful mask ventilation in at least 80% (11 successful breaths) of 14 breaths delivered in a minute.Timepoint: For one minute after placing the NuMask | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures will be number of successful breaths in each patient in one minute, peak inspiratory pressure in each breath, end-tidal carbon dioxide, end-tidal oxygen in each breath and complications if any.Timepoint: One minute after placing the NuMask | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sohan Lal Solanki
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed