Odontogenic Abscess
Conditions
Keywords
Intubation, Glidescope, Macintosh, Abscess, Difficult intubations in patients with odontogenic abscesses
Brief summary
This study is a comparison of two techniques for endotracheal intubation (Glidescope versus Macintosh) in patients with odontogenic abscesses.
Detailed description
Patients with odontogenic abcesses have to be treated by surgical drainage of the abscess under general intubation with endotracheal intubation. Because of a limited mouth opening and swelling within the oral cavity, intubation can be difficult and sometimes impossible with conventional direct laryngoscopy. Therefore, alternative techniques are desirable. We want to compare the success rate of intubation in these patients using the Glidescope technique vs. conventional Macintosh technique.
Interventions
DEVICEGlidescope
Patients are to be intubated using the Glidescope technique
DEVICEMacintosh laryngoscope
Patients are to be intubated using direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh laryngoscope
Sponsors
Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients have to have an abscess which has to be treated surgically. * Mouth opening (Inter-incisor gap) has to be less than 3.5 cm and more than 1.4 cm.
Exclusion criteria
* Age under 18 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Success rate of endotracheal intubation | 18 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time for intubation | 18 months |
| View of the laryngeal entrance (according to the classification of Cormack and Lehane) | 18 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed