High-flow oxygen vs regular oxygen for awake intubation with difficult airways
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways of giving oxygen during a procedure where you are awake but have a tube placed in your windpipe. It may help patients with airways that are hard to open safely.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a known or suspected difficult airway
- You are scheduled for awake tracheal intubation (tube placement while you are awake)
- You are 18 years or older
- You agree to join the study and sign a consent form
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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