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Comparison of bougie vs stylet aided intubationin critically injured trauma patients with difficult airway characteristics : A prospective randomised trial

First pass success comparing bougie-first vs Endotracheal tube-stylet in critically injured trauma patients with difficult airway characteristics : A prospective randomised trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/11/047043
Enrollment
188
Registered
2022-11-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Y998- Other external cause status

Interventions

Intervention1: Bougie: Tracheal intubation will be done using endotracheal tube over a bougie and time will be recorded. Maximum time allowed- 3min and frequency- 3times. Control Intervention1: Endotr

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient needing emergency intubations in trauma with at least one difficult airway characteristics Difficult airway Characteristics Cervical trauma/neck collar Facial/ neck trauma or burns failed attempt to intubate Soiled airway- with blood/ vomitus obesity large tongue short neckrestricted mouth opening small mandible

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women Crash intubations

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
first attempt success rate at intubation with at least one difficult airway characteristicTimepoint: successful intubation on a single attempt insertion of laryngoscope at baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
first attempt success without the incidence of hypoxemiaTimepoint: Saturation less than 92%;Oesophageal intubationTimepoint: Accidental insertion of Endotracheal tube into oesophagus;procedural complications like witnesses aspiration, airway injuries, cardiac arrest Timepoint: Due to intubations;time taken to first attempt intubationTimepoint: The time period between laryngoscopy to insertion of tracheal tube;Total number of attempts for intubationTimepoint: introduction of laryngoscope into mouth followed by bougie or stylet irrespective of that success was achieved or not

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSneha Kachhap

PGIMER-CHANDIGARH

kajalteji@gmail.com9814528468

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 12, 2026