Difficult Laryngoscopy
Conditions
Keywords
Physical examinations, Percentage of glottic opening(POGO)
Brief summary
Failure of advanced airway security has been reported that it could lead lethal complication such as brain hypoxic damage. There have been controversial reports for the airway assessment tests which can predict difficult laryngoscopy. Therefore, we evaluated diagnostic validity of pre-existing airway assessment tests and scoring system using a gray zone approach in patients undergoing general anesthesia required endotracheal intubation.
Detailed description
POGO(percentage of glottic opening)will be evaluated by an attachable fiberoptic scope (AV scope. CAREtec CO.Ltd, Kangwon-Do, South Korea)
Interventions
OTHERMeasurements of parameters related with physical examinations for difficult airway prediction
Sponsors
Samsung Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 20 to 80 years old patients undergoing general anesthesia for any operation.
Exclusion criteria
* previous difficult airway history * upper airway obstruction disease * congenital disorders that are known to relate with difficult airway * neurologic symptom associated with neck extension * emergent operation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of glottic opening (POGO) | During laryngoscopy manipulation for endotracheal intubation (average 3min after muscle relaxant is delivered) | POGO image will be captured using attachable fiberoptic scope. |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed