Obese people pose specific problems as far as the management of airway during surgery. The study aims to compare efficacy and safety of two LMA devices.
The study will investigate two types of LMA devices endowed of different constructive features. The two devices share common features as far as providing access to the stomach and reducing morbidity of the upper airway. The two device differ in regard to ease of insertion and sealing of the airway and these features are particularly important in the obese patient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
80
Patients will be ventilated with PLMA
Patients will be ventilated with SLMA
University of Padua
Padua, PD, Italy
RECRUITINGoropharyngeal leak pressure
Time frame: intraoperatively, up to 3 hours
total anesthetic and analgesic drug dosages
Time frame: intraoperatively and postoperatively, up to 24 hours from end of surgery
pulse oximetry saturation
Time frame: intraoperatively and postoperatively, up to 24 hours from end of surgery
time to post-anesthetic discharge scoring system (PADSS) > 8
Time frame: in PACU up 72 hours
EKG monitoring
Time frame: postoperatively up to 72 hours
satisfaction of the surgeon (ad hoc questionnaire)
Time frame: day 1
satisfaction of the patient (Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale)
Time frame: day 1
gastric distension
Time frame: intraoperatively up to 3 hours
levels of pain and nausea (Visual Analogue Scale)
Time frame: postoperatively up to 24 hours
metilen's blue
Time frame: before end of surgery up to 3 hours
total dosage of analgesic and antihemetic drugs
Time frame: intra and postoperatively up to 24 hours
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