An interventional study, on adults, comparing two types of face masks for giving oxygen and helping patients breathe during general anaesthesia in people with sunken cheeks

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinical Trials Registry - India
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Intervention1: AMBU RESUSCITATOR MASK: preoxygenation and mask ventilation using ambu resuscitator face mask after induction of general anesthesia Control Intervention1: Conventional anesthetic face mask: Preoxygenation and mask ventilation using conventional face mask after induction of general anaesthesia. CONDITION: Health Condition 1: O‐ Medical and Surgical PRIMARY OUTCOME: time taken to attain 90 percentage end tidal oxygenTimepoint: randomized, cross over study SECONDARY OUTCOME: to evaluate the adequacy of tidal volume delivery during bag mask ventilation, the need to use two‐person bag mask ventilation, airway adjuncts and increase in fresh gas flow.Timepoint: randomized, cross over study INCLUSION CRITERIA: Adult patients of both sexes, ASA 1 to 3, who are anticipated to have difficult mask seal, due to edentulous status or having sunken cheeks, who are scheduled for elective surgery and require general anaesthesia will be enrolled.
Epistemonikos ID: 5def50ab63cc0bb3ea801b979d4a71149c463266
First added on: Oct 08, 2026