Fibreoptic Intubation With and Without Sellick´s Maneuver

Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents Clinical Trial

Official title: View af Larynx and Intubation With a Flexible Fibreoptic Scope With and Without Sellick´s Maneuver.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of Sellick´s Maneuver, a firm pressure on the throat, just below the Adams apple, to occlude the esophagus, in order to prevent aspiration of gastric contents, on intubation with a flexible fiberscope. The result of this study will be participate in the discussion of the importance of Sellick´s Maneuver.

Clinical Trial Description

The patients included in this study has volunteered after sufficient information, and must be ASA-class I-II, 18 years or more, and must not have indications for a rapid sequence induction.

The patient will be intubated twice, with and without Sellick´s maneuver. It is blinded to the intubating physician, in which order this pressure is applied.

The outcomes measures will be time of intubation, oxygen saturation before and after intubation and a Cormack Scale graduation of the visibility of the vocal cords. The intubation will be failed, if it cannot be performed under 120 seconds, or if the patients desaturate to 95% or less. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Intubation Intraesophageal
• Respiratory Aspiration
• Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Contents

• NCT number: NCT01357824
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2011
• Completion date: November 2011