Intubation Assist Clinical Study

Intubation Assist Clinical Study

The Intubation Assist Clinical Study is an observational study of adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia to assess the user interface, assess transthoracic impedance by the ventilation volume and assess transthoracic impedance. Monitoring will begin at the time the patient is pre-oxygenated in preparation for endotracheal intubation and will continue until 30 minutes after intubation is achieved.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Requiring intubation and assisted ventilation
• Patient undergoing elective surgery
• Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Skin condition that would interfere with electrodes
• Inability/failure to intubate
• Pregnancy
• Surgery that prevents the application of electrodes and monitoring equipment.
• Previous excision of complete or partial lung; congenital lung abnormalities.