Patients With One or More Predictors of Difficult Airway Clinical Trial
Official title:
Intubation With McGrath Video Laryngoscope and Boedeker Intubation Foreceps in a Population of Patients With Predictors of Difficult Airway, an Observational Pilot Study
Tracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopes have been widely studied, and is now often used
in the management of difficult airways.
Videolaryngoscopes with angulated blades can improve laryngeal view, however this does not
always match with a higher intubation succes. To adress this matter the aim of this study is
gathering experience with intubation with mcgrath videolaryngoscope and a blade-shape
intubation foreceps (Boedeker intubation foreceps, Karl Storz, Germany).
The hypothesis is that intubation with this combination is easy and can be a good
alternative when using the McGrath videolaryngoscope in patients with predictors of
difficult airway.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 25 |
| Est. completion date | December 2013 |
| Est. primary completion date | December 2013 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - patients scheduled for elective surgery - age over 18 or more - planned intubation with mcgrath videolaryngoscope - informed conscent obtained - patients are - patients shall be able to read and understand Danish Exclusion Criteria: - Patients planned to awake intubation - stridor - hypoxia defined by saturation under 90% without oxygen supply - patients with oxygentreatment at home - patients that need a wired tube - patients that need a preshaped tube - patients that need crash induction - use of gastric tube |
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Dept. of Anaesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopedics 4231, Rigshospitalet | Copenhagen |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
Denmark,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Time to intubation | within one day | No | |
| Secondary | Sore throat | within 2 days | Yes | |
| Secondary | succesful intubation | within one day | No | |
| Secondary | Damage on teeth | 2 days | Yes | |
| Secondary | Intubation difficulty | Intubation difficulty scale | within one day | Yes |
| Secondary | Intubation conditions | a.m fuchs-buder | within one day | No |
| Secondary | Intubation attempts | within one day | No |