# High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Preoxygenation in Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia

> **NCT03615417** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Erasme University Hospital** · enrollment: 40 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Preoxygenation
- Anesthesia
- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- **DEVICE:** Standard anesthesia FaceMask (FM)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03615417
- **Lead sponsor:** Erasme University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-04-19
- **Primary completion:** 2018-09-07
- **Final completion:** 2018-09-07
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-11-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03615417

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03615417, "High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Preoxygenation in Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03615417. Licensed CC0.

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