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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of ketamine and etomidate during rapid sequence intubation (RSI).
Aim: The aim of the method evaluation study is a comparing study of Truview PCD™ (Picture Capture Device) laryngoscope vs. Macintosh laryngoscope. The result of this study will form a basis for a possible recommendation of the Truview PCD™ laryngoscope in our organisation. The laryngoscopes are compared according to their ability to visualize the glottis area measured by the Cormack Lehane (CL) grade and the time used to get the best CL grade. A registration of any damage of tissue/teeths caused by the laryngoscopes, and a possible decrease of the saturation will also be made. Hypothesis: The Truview PCD™ laryngoscope provides a better view of the vocal cords and thereby makes the intubation les difficult. CL 1 is achieved in 90 percent of intubations with the Macintosh laryngoscope, and the hypothesis of the study is that CL 1 can be increased to 98 percent by use of the Truview PCD™ laryngoscope.
Water method with water exchange has been shown to reduce medication requirement and pain experienced during colonoscopy. It increases the success rate of cecal intubation in sedated and unsedated patients undergoing screening colonoscopy. Exchange of water during scope insertion minimizes distension of the colonic lumen and decreases loop formation. Exclusion of air from the colon during insertion by omission of air insufflations and suction removal of residual air prevent elongation of the colon. These maneuvers facilitate colonoscopy insertion in average patients and may enhance the success of difficult colonoscopy. Prior abdominal or pelvic surgery is an independent factor for difficult colonoscopy, the probable adhesion may change the anatomy and increase the discomfort of patients. We postulate that these patients may benefit from using the water method for colonoscopy. In this proposal we test the hypothesis that compared with conventional air insufflations the water method with water exchange significantly enhances the success rate of cecal intubation in patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery. The aim of the study is to compare the outcome of colonoscopy using the water method versus the conventional air method in patients with prior abdominal or pelvic surgery. The primary outcome is cecal intubation success rate. The secondary outcomes include cecal intubation time, maximum pain score during colonoscopy, overall pain score after colonoscopy and adenoma detection rate.
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of premedication drugs Atropin, Fentanyl and Mivacurium and of endotracheal intubation on cerebral oxygenation and cardiac output in term and preterm newborn infants. Two different protocols of premedication are compared.
The investigators aim to compare two different types of supraglottic devices for tracheal intubation in patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia. The investigators hypothesis is that the use of the I-gel® supraglottic airway device associated with a GlideRite® endotracheal tube will result in an equal success rate of fiberoptic tracheal intubation when compared to the LMA-Fastrach® associated with a GlideRite® endotracheal tube. Time to intubate with the I-gel® device should also be shorter.
The investigators aim to compare the new paediatric Airtraq indirect optical laryngoscope with conventional direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in a randomised crossover study during routine anaesthesia. The investigators hypothesise that the Airtraq is as good as conventional laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation of infants and children. This will be an equivalence rather than a non-inferiority study.
In anesthetized patients the airway needs to be secured due to lack of protective reflexes. Golden standard is the endotracheal intubation. In patients undergoing lung surgery single lung ventilation is essential. In these cases a double lume tube is commonly used. The double lume tube has a proximal tracheal and a distal bronchial end reaching into the left or the right side of the lung dependant of the model of the tube. Thus it is possible to operate on one collapsed side of the lung while ventilating the other side. Due to length and stiffness resulting of the construction of the device more side effects than after intubation with a conventional single lumen tube is expected. Possible side effects may be bleeding, swelling, sore throat or croakiness. The EZ-Blocker is a new device promising to overcome these side effects. The EZ-Blocker is a device placing a balloon into one bronchus to be able to provide single lung ventilation like the double lume tube. However, the EZ-Blocker is a catheter pushed through a conventional single lume tube after intubation with a hook on one and a balloon on the other distal end. The hook prevents the device from being pushed too far to be able to harm the lung. Inside the EZ-Blocker is a small lumen able to deflate the lung which is blocked with the balloon. The device is easily positioned using a bronchoscope and when the anaesthesiologists confirmed the correct position of the device, the balloon can be inflated and deflated as needed. Due to the easier approach the investigators expect less side effects as mentioned earlier using the EZ-Blocker compared to the double lume tube. As well the stress caused by intubation may be reduced.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal tracheal intubation using Blind Intubation Device is safe and effective in anesthetized patients with Mallampati class 3
This study was performed to ultrasonographically demonstrate the changes in relationship between the right internal jugular vein (IJV) and an anatomical landmark in two different head positions: neutral and rotational.
The investigators seek to prospectively compare intubation with the Glidescope Cobalt to Direct Laryngoscopy (DL) in infants.