Endotracheal Intubation
Conditions
Keywords
breathing tube placement, VideoTrac® laryngoscope, direct laryngoscopy
Brief summary
This is a prospective randomized clinical study to be performed in adult patients ages 18 and older who are undergoing surgical procedures requiring endotracheal intubation. Adult patients will be randomized to either the VideoTrac® laryngoscope or direct laryngoscopy and the time to intubation will be compared and recorded. Patients in both treatment arms will receive manual inline stabilization. The study hypothesis is that the time to endotracheal intubation will be decreased in the VividTrac® video laryngoscope group when compared to direct laryngoscopy.
Interventions
DEVICElaryngoscopy
Placement of endotracheal tube. If successful intubation does not occur after the first attempt at laryngoscopy, airway equipment used in further attempts will be selected at the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.
PROCEDUREManual Inline Stabilization
Manual immobilization of Patient's neck with intention to minimize movement from baseline position
DEVICEVividTrac®
Sponsors
Loma Linda University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients will be 18 years old and older requiring endotracheal intubation
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with increased pulmonary risk; * Prior documentation of difficult endotracheal intubation; * elevated intracranial pressure; * those who lack legal representative consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Intubation | day of surgery | Time frame being assessed will begin at the time of mouth opening and end with the removal of the tip of laryngoscope blade from the patient's mouth after successful endotracheal intubation. |
Outcome results
None listed