Surgery: Anaethesia Surgery Anaethesia
Conditions
Interventions
Specifically for research purposes.
45 consultant anaesthetists, based at University Hospital Birmingham, who have performed few or no fibreoptic intubations over the last 3 years, will be studied. Ea
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The anaesthetists involved will all be consultants based at University Hospital Birmingham. They will be those who have performed few or no fibreoptic intubations over the last 3 years, but who have a strong desire to develop and maintain proficiency in this field. The patients involved will be elective general, orthopaedic, plastic, gynaecological, ENT or maxillofacial surgical patients, ASA group 1 or 11, aged 16 to 65, who require orotracheal intubation as part of their anaesthetic management and who give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with morbid obesity, oesophageal reflux or expected to present difficult intubation will not be included.
Design outcomes
Primary
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Secondary
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Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed