U.S., Sept. 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07822815) titled 'Difficult Airway Management in Oncology: An International Delphi Consensus Study (DAMO)' on Sept. 04.
Brief Summary: Airway management in patients with cancer carries risks that general difficult-airway guidelines do not address. Tumour in the head, neck, or mediastinum can distort or narrow the airway; previous radiotherapy causes fibrosis and restricts neck movement; low platelet counts increase bleeding during instrumentation; and obstruction may sit below the point at which a breathing tube ends, so that intubation alone does not restore ventilation. Existing international airway guidelines are written for general populations a...