Pre-intubation ventilation device for bearded patients: prospective, randomized, crossover trial in anesthetized patients
Having a beard is an independent predictor of difficult ventilation by face mask. This study evaluates the efficacy of a novel intra-oral Bag-Valve-Guedel Adaptor (BVGA) in anaesthetized bearded patients. Patients with ASA score 1–2, scheduled for elective surgery, were recruited for this prospectiv...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Internal and emergency medicine 2023-03, Vol.18 (2), p.559-566 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Having a beard is an independent predictor of difficult ventilation by face mask. This study evaluates the efficacy of a novel intra-oral Bag-Valve-Guedel Adaptor (BVGA) in anaesthetized bearded patients. Patients with ASA score 1–2, scheduled for elective surgery, were recruited for this prospective, crossover trial. Beard length was categorized as 5 cm. Patients were ventilated by attending anesthesiologists using the BVGA and a facemask (both with a Guedel oral airway). End-tidal CO
2
(EtCO
2
) and expiratory tidal volume (TV) were recorded as was the number of hands required for the procedure. The primary outcome was the difference between BVGA and Facemask. Sixty-one patients were enrolled. Of these, 38 had beards, and 23 were without beards or with beards |
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ISSN: | 1828-0447 1970-9366 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11739-023-03211-0 |