Preoperative Evaluation of Airway

Yeditepe University Hospital489 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of airway markers of patients who have undergone obesity surgery.

The investigators evaluated the airway parameters recorded preoperatively for patients with BMI\> 30 who were undervent bariatric surgery between 2015-2018 in terms of difficult airway.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

489

Conditions

Obesity Difficult Intubation

Interventions

obese patientsOTHER

underwent bariatric surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. BMI\>30kg/m2 2. 18\<age \<65 3. elective surgery planned 4. ASA II-III Exclusion Criteria: 1. BMI\<30kg/m2 2. 18\>age \>65 3. ASA IV

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

airway evaluation for menagement in obese patient

preoperative airway measurements routinely performed (mallampati score, thyromental distance, neck circumference ..)for each patient will be evaluated

Time frame: 3 year

mallampati score

Class I : Visualization of the soft palate, fauces; uvula, anterior and the posterior pillars. Class II : Visualization of the soft palate, fauces and uvula. Class III : Visualization of soft palate and base of uvula. Class IV: Only hard palate is visible. Soft palate is not visible at all.

Time frame: 3 year

thyromental distance

TMD was measured as straight distance between thyroid notch and lower border of mental prominence.(cm)

Time frame: 3 year

neck circumference

Neck Circumference was measured in the midway of the neck, between mid-cervical spine and mid anterior neck, to within 1 mm, using non-stretchable plastic tape with the subjects standing upright.

Time frame: 3 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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