Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: C-MAC Videolaryngoscope: C-MAC video laryngoscope is a relatively new device resembling the Macintosh blade but with an addition of a microcamera at the tip of the blade.This provides t
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients of either gender, belonging to ASA grade I to III, undergoing emergency surgeries requiring endotracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with maxillo-facial trauma 2. Suspected cervical injury requiring cervical spine immobilisation 3. Known or anticipated difficult airway 4. Patients with cardiac arrest undergoing CPR 5. Hemodynamically unstable patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the first attempt success rate of intubation using C-MAC videolaryngoscope and direct laryngoscope for rapid sequence intubation in emergency surgeries. Timepoint: Immediately at confirmed endotracheal intubation, with the help of chest auscultation and capnography. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modified Cormack Lehane (CL) gradingTimepoint: The glottic view during laryngoscopy will be scored using modified CL grading;Rescue device, if neededTimepoint: A maximum of 3 attempts will be taken before switching to a rescue device. Rescue device will be PLMA in both the groups, if failure occurs.;The total number of intubation attemptsTimepoint: An intubation attempt will be taken as insertion of the laryngoscope through the mouth, whether intubation was successful or not.;To compare the time taken to intubateTimepoint: This would be taken as time between insertion of blade into the mouth until the lungs were inflated and visible chest rise seen. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactTavishi Bansal
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital
Outcome results
None listed