The use of the Airtraq® optical laryngoscope for routine tracheal intubation in patients at a high cardiac risk – a feasibility trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003230

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-08-15

Start date

2011-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

OPS 870-1: Easy endotracheal intubation

Interventions

Group 1: routine Airtraq tracheal intubation in patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Coronary artery bypass grafting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery, history of difficult intubation, Mallampati IV, reduced neck mobility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of intubation (sec)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heartrate (bpm), arterial blood pressure (mmHg) and SpO2 before and 1,3, 5 min after tracheal intubation descriptive: mucosal lesions, bleeding complications and handling	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGereon Schälte

Universitätsklinikum Aachen Klinik für Anästhesiologie

gschaelte@ukaachen.de02418088177

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026