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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria will be the residents who have completed at least 1 year of residency in Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care and have performed at least 20 successful oral intubations with the standard Macintosh laryngoscope under supervision.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The residents who have performed awake fiber optic guided oral intubation in the past will be excluded. Also, any resident who has assisted awake fiber optic guided oral intubation in the residency or anywhere else previously will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of attempts needed to attain proficiency in awake fiber optic guided oral intubation under simulated conditions in a difficult airway manikin (DAM) (KYOTO KAGAKU MW-11).Timepoint: 5 minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Time required to view glottic opening with orally introduced fiber optic scope during all attempts. 2) Time required to intubate the trachea with fiber optic scope. 3) Handling time. (Time from picking up the fiber optic scope to handing it back) 4) Total procedure time. (Time from start of local anaesthetic application on airway till insertion of endotracheal tube.) 5) Number of times the scope hits the mucosa. 6) Overall global rating score for each attempt. Timepoint: 5 minutes | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.