Nasal Intubation
Conditions
Keywords
GlideScope, videolaryngoscopy, intubation, nasal, nasotracheal, laryngoscopy, anesthesia
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intubation assisted by GlideScope videolaryngoscopy is faster, easier, and less traumatic than nasal intubation with conventional direct laryngoscopy.
Interventions
Sponsors
London Health Sciences Centre
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* any patient who is at least 18 years old * patient requires nasal intubation for surgical indications * operator has performed at least 10 prior GlideScope intubations (oral or nasal)
Exclusion criteria
* cervical spine abnormalities * known difficult airway * requires rapid sequence induction * any other patient in whom the attending anesthesiologist believes usage of the GlideScope is contraindicated
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to intubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ease of intubation (VAS) | — |
| incidence of trauma | — |
| number of failures | — |
| severity of patient sore throat on post-operative day 1 | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed