The Incidence of Difficult Intubation in Obese Versus Non-obese Patients

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain200 enrolled

Overview

The aim of our study is to identify the incidence of difficult endotracheal intubation in patients with normal BMI undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia in our hospital and compare it to that of obese patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Airway Obstruction

Interventions

ET TubeOTHER

Patients with a BMI of greater than 30 or less than who are presenting to the hospital for any surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective surgery * BMI\< 30 for Normal BMI group * BMI \> 30 for Obese group Exclusion Criteria: * Known previous difficult airway * Pediatric patients. * Emergency patients

Locations (1)

King Hamad University Hospital

Al Muharraq, Bahrain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of difficulty in airway management

Assessment of Cormack Lehanne grading (intubation difficulty scale) IDS.

Time frame: two years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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