What is the Gold Standard of Airway Management in the Anticipated Difficult Airway

Survey on the Current Significance of the Flexible Endoscopy as the Gold Standard for Airway Management in Patients With Anticipated Difficult Airway

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04158323

Acronym

FOI

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-08

Start date

2019-11-23

Completion date

2019-12-23

Last updated

2019-12-24

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Conditions

Airway Morbidity

Keywords

flexible endoscopy, awake intubation

Brief summary

A prospective Observationalstudie to analyze the current significance of the awake flexible endoscopy in German hospitals.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to analyze the current significance of the awake flexible endoscopy in German hospitals, to identify strategies to securing the airway in patients with a anticipated difficult airway. The participants complete a pre-prepared questionnaire.

Interventions

DEVICEAirway Management in patients with a anticipated difficult airway

survey of anesthesists and intensive care physician of the perfomans with the flexible endoscope in patients with a anticipated difficult airway

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* experience in anesthesia or intensive care

Exclusion criteria

* no

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
What is the current practice for Airway Management in patients with a anticipated difficult airway?	through study completion, an average of 10 minutes	Evaluation of the current practice to secure the airway in patients with a anticipated difficult airway

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
What is the most preferred technique for awake flexible endoscopy?	through study completion, an average of 10 minutes	Evaluation of application (nasal/oral), local anesthestics

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026