The effect of the size of the Macintosh curved blade on direct laryngoscopic view in edentulous patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0002057

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-13

Start date

2016-11-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : After the induction of anesthesia, laryngeal view and lifting angle are assessed alternately using the different sized Macintosh blade (No. 3 and 4 for men and No. 2 and 3 for wome

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Edentulous patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients with a known or predicted difficult airway - Patients with diseases or anatomical abnormalities in upper airway - Patients at risk of aspiration. - Body mass index =30 kg cm-2 - Cormack-Lehane grade 3 or 4 during direct laryngoscopy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Direct laryngoscopic view	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Angle between the horizontal line and the laryngoscopic handle;The distance along the curve from the blade tip to the point where the blade contacts the lower lip	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJin-Young Hwang

Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

mistyblue15@naver.com+82-2-870-2518

Outcome results