Intubation, Videolaryngoscopy, Infant
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the pilot study is to compare new laryngoscopes for infants by assessing the equipment best suited to assist the intubation, with the best overview, shortest time to intubation and use these numbers to make a sample size calculation for the full protocol. The investigators hypothesis is that the Storz videolaryngoscope® has a better success rate than infants (\<2 years). The patients will be optimally anaesthetized with neuromuscular blockade for the intubation. All patient will be evaluated with af Macintosh blade laryngoscope, with an Airtraq® or a Storz videolaryngoscope®, and finally intubated with the other one of the later, which the patient was randomized to.
Interventions
DEVICEStorz videolaryngoscope
Storz videolaryngoscope being used for the actual intubation
DEVICEAirtraq
Airtraq being used for the actual intubation
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Months to 2 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elective surgical patients ASA-class 1-2 below the age of 2 years, with indication for intubation. * Informed consent from parent. * The parents must have legal custody of the child. * The parents must be able to read and understand Danish.
Exclusion criteria
* Expected difficult airway.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | 5 minutes | Succes is defined by intubation being executed in the first try. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to intubation | 5 minutes | — |
| Number of intubation attempts | 5 Minutes | — |
| Time to Cormack evaluation | 5 minutes | — |
| Prevalence of post intubation stridor | 12 hours | — |
| Intubation conditions | 5 Minutes | — |
| Quality of laryngeal overview before intubation | 5 Minutes | Evaluated by Cormack score |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed