Self-Assembled Modified Macintosh Videolaryngoscope Versus McGrath Macintosh (MAC®) Videolaryngoscope: Which is Better?

Airway Management Clinical Trial

Official title:

Self-Assembled Modified Macintosh Videolaryngoscope Versus McGrath Macintosh (MAC®) Videolaryngoscope: Which is Better?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04850976
• Other study ID #: IndonesiaUniv
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Indonesia University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Videolaryngoscopy highly improves success rate for endotracheal intubation in both normal and difficult airway. However, commercially available videolaryngoscope such as McGrath MAC® can be costly.

The. investigators aim to study a more economical alternative by comparing the intubation time, first attempt success rate, laryngeal visualization, complications, and user satisfaction between our self-assembled modified macintosh videolaryngoscope (SAM-VL) and McGrath MAC® (McGrath).

The study shows that endotracheal intubation using self-assembled modified videolaryngoscope is faster, had more successful first attempts, and allowed better glottis visualization compared with McGrath MAC®. It is a suitable alternative for videolaryngoscope in low resource setting.

Description:

Background and Aims: Videolaryngoscopy highly improves success rate for endotracheal intubation in both normal and difficult airway. However, commercially available videolaryngoscope such as McGrath MAC® can be costly. The investigators aim to study a more economical alternative by comparing the intubation time, first attempt success rate, laryngeal visualization, complications, and user satisfaction between our self-assembled modified macintosh videolaryngoscope (SAM-VL) and McGrath MAC® (McGrath).

Settings and Design: This was a single-blind randomized clinical trial with 62 adult subjects. The investigators exclude patients with difficult airway, cardiac disease, and neuromuscular disease. The results were calculated using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) 24 Results: Median total intubation time was 63 s (27 - 114 s) in SAM-VL group, compared with 74 s (40 - 133 s), (p = 0,032) in McGrath group. The rate of successful first attempt in SAM-VL group was slightly higher than McGrath group at 90,3% vs 87.1%. Glottic visualization was more satisfactory in SAM-VL group with 67.7% of subjects having score of 100 and 29% of subject having score of 75. Complications found in this study were tachycardia (12.9% SAM-VL group vs 29% in McGrath group) and minimal airway mucosal laceration (9.7% in SAM-VL vs 3.2% in McGrath group). SAM-VL users rate the device high in ease of blade insertion and manoeuvrability, providing good laryngeal visualisation, and overall satisfaction rating.

Conclusions: Endotracheal intubation using self-assembled modified videolaryngoscope is faster, had more successful first attempts, and allowed better glottis visualization compared with McGrath MAC®.

Key-words: endotracheal intubation, self-assembled videolaryngoscope, McGrath MAC®, intubation time, glottis visualization Key Messages: Endotracheal intubation using self-assembled modified videolaryngoscope is faster, had more successful first attempts, and allowed better glottis visualization compared with McGrath MAC®. It is a suitable alternative for videolaryngoscope in low resource setting.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult patients (18-65 years old), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I - II, Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18 - 30 kg/m2, scheduled for elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA III or above, difficult airway, pregnancy, cardiac condition, neuromuscular disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Airway Management

Intervention

Device:
• Endotracheal intubation
Every eligible patient was intubated using either SAM-VL or McGrath MAC® according to their randomization allocation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Indonesia	University of Indonesia and Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital	Jakarta Pusat	DKI Jakarta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Indonesia University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Indonesia, 

References & Publications (11)

Griesdale DE, Bosma TL, Kurth T, Isac G, Chittock DR. Complications of endotracheal intubation in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med. 2008 Oct;34(10):1835-42. doi: 10.1007/s00134-008-1205-6. Epub 2008 Jul 5. — View Citation

Karippacheril JG, Umesh G, Ramkumar V. Inexpensive video-laryngoscopy guided intubation using a personal computer: initial experience of a novel technique. J Clin Monit Comput. 2014 Jun;28(3):261-4. doi: 10.1007/s10877-013-9522-x. Epub 2013 Oct 17. — View Citation

Latuconsina FW, Dedi Fitri Yadi S. Perbandingan intubasi endotrakea menggunakan clip-on smartphone camera videolaryngoscope dengan laringoskop Macintosh pada manekin. J Anestesi Perioper [Internet]. 2018;6(1):27-33

Liu ZJ, Yi J, Guo WJ, Ma C, Huang YG. Comparison of McGrath Series 3 and Macintosh Laryngoscopes for Tracheal Intubation in Patients With Normal Airway by Inexperienced Anesthetists: A Randomized Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan;95(2):e2514. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002514. — View Citation

Ng I, Hill AL, Williams DL, Lee K, Segal R. Randomized controlled trial comparing the McGrath videolaryngoscope with the C-MAC videolaryngoscope in intubating adult patients with potential difficult airways. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Sep;109(3):439-43. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes145. Epub 2012 Jun 7. — View Citation

Normand KC, Vargas LA, Burnett T, Sridhar S, Cai C, Zhang X, et al. Use of the McGRATH TM MAC : To view or not to view ?

Rosenblatt WH, Sukhupragarn W. Airway management. In: Barash PG, editor. Barash Clinical Anesthesia, 7th ed. Philadelphia:Lippincott William & Wilkins. 2013;27:763-778.

Shin M, Bai SJ, Lee KY, Oh E, Kim HJ. Comparing McGRATH® MAC, C-MAC®, and Macintosh Laryngoscopes Operated by Medical Students: A Randomized, Crossover, Manikin Study. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:8943931. Epub 2016 Sep 15. — View Citation

Tanoubi I, Drolet P, Donati F. Optimizing preoxygenation in adults. Can J Anaesth. 2009 Jun;56(6):449-66. doi: 10.1007/s12630-009-9084-z. Epub 2009 Apr 28. Review. — View Citation

Thong S, Teoh WH. Videolaryngoscopy and Indirect Intubating Aids in Airway Management. In: Khan Z, editor. Airway Management. 1st ed. Springer International Publishing Switzerland; 2014. p. 25-63

Wallace CD, Foulds LT, McLeod GA, Younger RA, McGuire BE. A comparison of the ease of tracheal intubation using a McGrath MAC(®) laryngoscope and a standard Macintosh laryngoscope. Anaesthesia. 2015 Nov;70(11):1281-5. doi: 10.1111/anae.13209. Epub 2015 Sep 4. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time needed for Intubation "A"	The time needed for Intubation "A" recording began when the tip of the laryngoscope blade passed through the incisors until the operator was able to achieve best visualization of the glottis. Measured in seconds (s).	After endotracheal intubation completed
Primary	Time needed for Intubation "B"	The time needed for Intubation"B" recording began when the operator received visualization of the glottis and ended after the endotracheal tube tube was confirmed to enter the trachea. Measured in seconds (s).	After the endotracheal intubation completed
Primary	Total time needed for intubation	The sum total of time needed for Intubation A+B. Measured in seconds (s).	After the endotracheal intubation completed
Secondary	Successful first attempt	Measuring intubation's first attempt success rate between the two groups. Success rate defined in number (%).	After the endotracheal intubation completed
Secondary	Laryngeal visualization	Measuring laryngeal visualization using Percentage of Glottic Opening (POGO) score: 100,75, 50, 25, 0.	After the endotracheal intubation completed
Secondary	Complications	Documenting complications generated by each device. Complications recorded are: Hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, mucosal laceration, and esophageal intubation. Incidence are presented in numbers (%).	After the endotracheal intubation completed
Secondary	Laryngoscope User Satisfaction	Documenting laryngoscope user satisfaction in terms of blade insertion (very easy, easy, reasonable, difficult), device maneuverability (very easy, easy, reasonable, difficult), glottic visualization (very good, good, enough, poor), and overall satisfaction rating (very good, good, enough, poor).	After the endotracheal intubation completed

External Links

•   Hoshijima H, Mihara T, Maruyama K, Denawa Y, Takahashi M, Shiga T, et al. McGrath videolaryngoscope versus Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. J Clin Anesth [Internet].
•   Levitan RM, Heitz JW, Sweeney M, Cooper RM. The Complexities of Tracheal Intubation With Direct Laryngoscopy and Alternative Intubation Devices. YMEM [Internet]. 2011;57(3):240-7.
•   Luqmanmuhamed M, Devadas P. Comparison between custom made video laryngoscope and Macintosh laryngoscope aided endotracheal intubation : a simple and inexpensive digital tool. IOSR J Dent Med Sci [Internet]. 2017;16(9):45-51.
•   Walker L, Brampton W, Halai M, Hoy C, Lee E, Scott I, et al. Randomized controlled trial of intubation with the McGrath w Series 5 videolaryngoscope by inexperienced anaesthetists. Br J Anaesth [Internet]. 2009;103(3):440-5.
•   Xue FS, Li HX, Liu YY, Yang GZ. Current evidence for the use of C-MAC videolaryngoscope in adult airway management: A review of the literature. Ther Clin Risk Manag [Internet]. 2017;13:831-41