None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This trial compares intubation times and characteristics of using conventional direct Macintosh laryngoscopy vs. the novel KingVision videolaryngoscope to intubate the tracheas of 60 patients with normal airways.
Interventions
After induction of a standard general anaesthetic and 3 min after administration of a neuromuscular blocking agent, patients underwent indirect laryngoscopy and intubation with the KingVision videolaryngoscope (comprising a reusable 2.4inch video display screen and disposable blades).
Sponsors
Dr Wendy H.L. Teoh
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
22 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Asian patients with normal airway parameters (eg. Mallampati 1-2, thyromental distance greater than or equal to 6.5 cm, sternomental distance greater than or equal to 12.5cm, interincisor distance greater than or equal to 4cm, ability to prognath, and normal head/neck movement) scheduled for gynaecological, breast or plastic reconstructive surgery at our women’s hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Patients with previously documented difficult tracheal intubation, the morbidly obese (BMI > 40), those with a hiatus hernia, suffering symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux, and those at high risk of regurgitation or aspiration.
Outcome results
None listed