Comparison of postoperative sore throat after videolaryngoscopic intubation: the conventional method versus withdraw-and-lift method

Comparison of postoperative sore throat after McGrath videolaryngoscopic intubation in expected difficult airway patients: the conventional method with a stylet versus withdraw-and-lift method without a stylet

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0002427

Enrollment

104

Registered

2017-08-25

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : During video-laryngoscopic intubation, the withdraw-and-lift method involves withdrawing the tip of the video laryngoscope blade 1-2 cm from the vallecular fossa and then lifting t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who receive lumbar or thoracic spine surgery under general anesthesia with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical class I-III, aged 20-80 years. Patients with modified Mallampati class III or higher in pre-anesthesia airway evaluation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not agree with the study Patients with a history of gastroesophageal reflux Patients who has not fasted Patients with congenital or acquired upper respiratory lesions (Ex. tumor, polyp, trauma, abscess, inflammation, foreign body, etc.) Patients with a history of airway-related surgery, radiation therapy Patients with increased risk of airway aspiration or coagulopathy patients who have severely weak teeth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The incidence and the severity (numerical rating scale) of sore throat	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Subglottic airway injury index (grade I-IV);The incidence of hoarseness;The number of trial and duration of intubation;Vocal cord exposure (Cormack-Lehane grade) at optimal view and intubation time;blood in oral cavity and endotracheal tube	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyung-Chul Lee

Seoul National University Hospital

lucid80@gmail.com+82-2-2072-3108

Outcome results