Anesthesia, Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Intubation;Difficult, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Conditions
Keywords
Anesthesia, Intubation, obesity, fiberoptic
Brief summary
Airway management in severely obese patients remains a challenging issue for anesthetists and may lead to life-threatening situations. Awake Fiber-Optic Bronchoscopy Intubation (FOBI) technique is considered as the gold standard when a difficult airway is anticipated to secure the airway and to facilitate the surgery. FOBI is usually done in supine position, while (in conscious patients) lateral position is the most recommended position to keep the upper airway patent. This prospective clinical trial study will test whether awake FOBI in Lateral position will provide a safe profile or a significant advantage over FOBI in supine position, in morbidly obese patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery.
Detailed description
Airway management in severely obese patients remains a challenging issue for anesthetists and may lead to life-threatening situations. Awake Fiber-Optic Bronchoscopy Intubation (FOBI) technique is considered as the gold standard when a difficult airway is anticipated to secure the airway and to facilitate the surgery. FOBI is usually done in supine position, while (in conscious patients) lateral position is the most recommended position to keep the upper airway patent. This prospective clinical trial study will test whether awake FOBI in Lateral position will provide a safe profile or a significant advantage over FOBI in supine position, in morbidly obese patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery. The main outcome is success rate and duration of the procedure. Secondary outcomes are oxygenation maintenance, hemodynamic stability, airway complication, sedation score, and postoperative airway morbidity in 6 hours after surgery.
Interventions
PROCEDUREFiberoptic intubation in supine position.
Patients will be placed in supine position after the establishment of full vital signs monitoring and the insertion of an intravenous line. Under sedation via intravenous infusion of remifentanil plus topical anesthesia with 10 ml of Lidocaine 1% via a 3.7mm bronchoscope. After applying a standard monitoring and preparation of the nose by decongestant and local anesthesia. A loaded flexible scope (by an endotracheal tube ETT) will be introduced through the nostril to reach the carina, then the ETT will be pushed over the scope 3cm above the carina.
PROCEDUREFiberoptic intubation in lateral position.
Patients will be placed in lateral position after the establishment of full vital signs monitoring and the insertion of an intravenous line. Under sedation via intravenous infusion of remifentanil plus topical anesthesia with 10 ml of Lidocaine 1% via a 3.7mm bronchoscope. After applying a standard monitoring and preparation of the nose by decongestant and local anesthesia. A loaded flexible scope (by an endotracheal tube ETT) will be introduced through the nostril to reach the carina, then the ETT will be pushed over the scope 3cm above the carina.
Sponsors
University of Jordan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification two and three. * Patients scheduled for elective bariatric surgeries under general anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal of fiberoptic intubation. * Allergy to local anesthetics. * Coagulopathy. * Raised intracranial or intraocular pressure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of fiberoptic intubation. | 5 minutes | The investigators will compare between the supine and lateral positions in terms of the duration needed for the insertion of an endotracheal tube via fiberoptic intubation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complications during airway manipulation. | 5 minutes | The investigators will document the occurrence of adverse events during fiberoptic intubation, and compare these complications between the two groups. |
Countries
Jordan
Outcome results
None listed