Safety and Efficacy of Laryngeal Mask Airways in Sinonasal Surgery

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Conditions studied: Conditions Requiring Sinonasal Surgery

In brief

Laryngeal mask airways (LMA) have been shown to be a safe mode of airway management when delivering general anesthesia to patients during a variety of operative procedures. LMA's have been studied in a wide range of otolaryngologic procedures, and are generally safe and accepted by both anesthesia providers and surgeons alike. This study will aim to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of LMA for airway management during sinonasal surgery by directly comparing them to endotracheal intubation in a prospective randomized single-blind study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02311153

Run by

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

People needed

104

Starts

2014-11-25

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-06-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients (18 yo or older) undergoing elective sinonasal procedures including rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and paranasal sinus surgery estimated blood loss will be less than 300cc and the length of the procedure will be expected to last 2 hours or less
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores 1-3
• Mallampati classification 1-3

You may not qualify if…

• Currently pregnant
• History of obstructive sleep apnea with history of difficulty with ventilation
• Mouth opening less than 3cm
• Indications for fiberoptic intubation present
• Upper aerodigestive tract mass or malignancy
• Procedure deemed emergent
• Severe gastroesophageal reflux, severe cardiac, pulmonary, renal or hepatic co-morbidities
• Unable to consent to study

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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