Surgery Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Method:
Each individual patient having given written, informed consent and fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be assessed for their appropriate size Guedel airway (GA) during the preoperative visi
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The population from which recruitment is achieved are patients on the elective operating lists of fixed sessions in Urology and General surgery at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust (Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Selly Oak Hospital). We are planning to recruit 45 patients (50% female/50% male) into each of the three groups (group A: Guedel airway 2, group B: GA 3; group C: GA4). The size of GA is assessed by investigator No.l during the preoperative visit. Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA 1/2 2. Age > 18 years 3. Indication for using a LMA 4. Listed for elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. ASA 3/4 2. Age 90 min) 5. Pregnancy 6. Obvious anatomical airway abnormalities 7. Patients with Mallampati class 3/4 8. Not fluent in English
Design outcomes
Secondary
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| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Primary
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Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed