Impact of deep vs awake laryngeal msak airway removal on airway complications in spontaneously breathing adult patients following Isoflurane gen anest

Impact of deep vs awake laryngeal msak airway removal on airway complications in spontaneously breathing adult patients following Isoflurane general anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201705002284531

Enrollment

116

Registered

2017-05-11

Start date

2017-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Respiratory Anaesthesia Anaesthesia

Interventions

Awake arm

Deep arm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ¿ All ASA I and II patients between 18 years- 65 years scheduled to receive general anesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway (as the airway management device) for elective surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ¿ Active history of upper and or lower respiratory tract infection/disease ¿ Patients with a difficult LMA insertion (defined as greater than two attempts) ¿ Patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease ¿ Patients with a symptomatic hiatus hernia ¿ Patients with a BMI> 40kg/m2 ¿ History of Obstructive sleep apnoea ¿ Patients in whom muscle relaxants is to be/ is used ¿ Patients with Mallampati class 3 and 4

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
¿To compare the impact of having LMA removal deep versus awake on the occurrence of airway complications following general anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing adults patients.	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactResearch Support Unit

Research support unit

research.supportea@aku.edu020-3662148

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026