Other Complications of Surgical and Medical Procedures
Conditions
Keywords
transesophageal echocardiography, videolaryngoscope, oropharyngeal injury
Brief summary
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the difference in the first attempt and overall success rate of different techniques for insertion of transesophageal echocardiography. Secondary aim is to investigate the difference of the duration of insertion using the selected technique, complications during insertion such as oropharyngeal mucosal injury and hematoma.
Detailed description
Eighty adult patients, who received general anaesthesia for elective open heart surgeries that required transesophageal echocardiography insertion, will be randomized by means of a computer-generated randomization order into two groups: Conventional group (Group C), and videolaryngoscope group (group VL). Success rate of the selected technique (first attempt and overall), duration of insertion for selected technique, complications such as oropharyngeal mucosal injury and hematoma will be noted.
Interventions
DEVICEconventional technique
transesophageal echocardiography probe was inserted using a traditional blind insertion technique.
transesophageal echocardiography probe was advanced into esophagus under direct vision using videolaryngoscope
Sponsors
Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who received general anaesthesia for open heart surgeries that required transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion
Exclusion criteria
* patients younger than 18 years and older than 70 years * oropharengeal infection * esophageal injury and anatomic abnormalities * known or predicted difficult airway
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| difference in the first attempt and overall success rate | participants will be followed from the beginning of the transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion through the mouth to the confirmation of successful insertion (10 minutes) | investigate the difference in the first attempt and overall success rate (with percentage) of different techniques for insertion of transesophageal echocardiography probe. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| difference of the duration of insertion and complications during insertion | participants will be followed for the duration of intraoperative period and postoperative 8 hours. | investigate the difference of the duration of insertion (in seconds) using the selected technique and complications (with number and percentage) during insertion such as oropharyngeal mucosal injury and hematoma. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed