NCT01651286

Nasal Mask Ventilation During the Induction of General Anesthesia

Determination of the Efficacy of Nasal Mask Ventilation During the Induction of General Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recently, the investigators demonstrated that nasal route ventilation is superior to the nasal-oral combined ventilation in the absence of jaw thrust and chin up maneuvers. The investigators hypothesize nasal mask ventilation may reduce the incidence of difficult mask ventilation during the induction of general anesthesia by: 1) producing a better seal than full face mask, and 2)establishing a greater airway patency and more effectively ventilate than full face mask ventilation. The investigators intend to test this hypothesis on adult patients during the induction of general anesthesia in the absence of muscle relaxation.

Conditions

• Mechanical Ventilation Complication
• Upper Airway Obstruction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	nasal mask	Using the nasal mask instead of the full face mask during the induction of general anesthesia
PROCEDURE	full face mask	using a standard full face mask during the induction of general anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-08-01
• First posted: 2012-07-27
• Last updated: 2017-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States