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Patients who present with an unstable cervical spine following an accident need a general anesthesia for the necessary surgery.

Commonly, the management of the tracheal intubation is performed by a fiberoptic technique.

However, changes in equipment availability and quality may challenge the fiberoptic intubation technique.

The investigators wish to compare the tracheal intubations performed with the Airtraq in comparison with the fiberscopic technique.


Clinical Trial Description

Patients who present with an unstable cervical spine following an accident need a general anesthesia for the necessary surgery.

Commonly, the management of the tracheal intubation is performed by a fiberoptic technique (historic gold standard technique).

However, changes in equipment availability and quality may challenge the fiberoptic intubation technique.

We wish to compare the tracheal intubations performed with the Airtraq in comparison with the fiberscopic technique.

Primary outcomes will be the changes in neurophysiologic responses monitored by a neurophysiologist in 5 specific phases:

1. Basal potential (BM): neuromonitoring while the patient is anesthetized, no movements

2. Ventilation potential (VM): neuromonitoring while the patient is anesthetized and a bag-mask ventilation is performed

3. Intubation potential (IP): neuromonitoring while the patient is being intubated with one of the two randomized devices

4. Post Intubation (PI): neuromonitoring after the patient has been intubated

5. Post Positioning (PP): neuromonitoring after the patient has been properly positioned on the operating table and is ready for surgery ;


Study Design


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NCT number NCT02382887
Study type Interventional
Source University of Lausanne Hospitals
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 2009
Completion date August 1, 2017

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