Anesthesia, General, Intubation, Endotracheal, Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether orotracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients is faster, gentler and safer using the GlideScope videolaryngoscope than with the Macintosh direct laryngoscope.
Interventions
DEVICEGlideScope
Orotracheal intubation
DEVICEMacintosh direct laryngoscope
Orotracheal intubation
Sponsors
Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Approved for elective bariatric surgery at Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen. * Body Mass Index at least 35 kg/m2 * Written informed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Mental illness * Abuse of alcohol or other substances * Previous difficult tracheal intubation * Considered non-eligible for safety-reasons by the anesthetist in charge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to intubate | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lowest arterial oxygen saturation during intubation | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
| Subjective difficulty of intubation | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
| Cormack-Lehane Score | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
| Number of intubation attempts | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
| Dental injury | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
| Post-procedure sore throat | One hour post-operative |
| Post-procedure hoarseness of voice | One hour post-operative |
| Airway mucosal trauma | Measured during intubation (seconds) |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed