Surgery: Intubation Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomly selected to belong to either Bonfils group or CTrach group.
Procedure
In order to ensure that the conditions under which the study is conducted remains the same in all subject
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age over 16 years 2. Elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation 3. ASA status 1-3 4. Airway Mallampati grade 1-3 5. Competency to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Morbid obesity (BMI > 35) 2. Pregnancy 3. Emergency surgery or inadequate starvation period 4. Gastro-oesophageal starvation period 5. Gastro-oesophageal reflux or hiatus hernia 6. Severe respiratory disease 7. Mental incapacity 8. Coagulation abnormalities 9. Oral surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Which of the two devices will be successful and quicker in placing the device in throat and placing the tube in windpipe. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the easiness and quality of the windpipe view obtained, to compare performance of consultants and registrars, to find out any relation between conventional scope grading and successful placement of tube in windpipe with both devices. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed