Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Peri-oxygenation: All patients will be given oxygen throughout the procedure of intubation with one of the two study devices
Control Intervention1: NO-DESAT: Patients in this group will
Sponsors
University College of Medical Siences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consenting adult patients with age = 18 year of either gender belonging to ASA physical status I/II/III having an anticipated difficult laryngoscopy/bag-mask ventilation/intubation where the attending anaesthesiologist is comfortable to perform intubation after induction of general anaesthesia will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Attending anaesthesiologist prefers awake intubation 2. Congenital causes of difficult airway like Pierre Robin syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Down’s syndrome, Goldenhar’s syndrome, achondroplasia etc. 3. Full stomach patients like elective or emergency cesarean section, perforation peritonitis, abdominal trauma etc. 4. Patients with history of gastro esophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia 5. Patients with upper airway obstruction or nasal pathology precluding the use of nasal prongs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) after intubationTimepoint: after intubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ventilation Patient comfortTimepoint: Before and after intubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRajit Kemprai
University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
Outcome results
None listed