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Comparison Between Modified William's Airway and U Shaped Guedl's Airway

Comparative Study Between Modified William's Airway (Fekry Airway ) Versus the U Shaped Guedl's Airway as Assessed Device for Fiberoptic Intubation.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02850757
Enrollment
50
Registered
2016-08-01
Start date
2016-08-31
Completion date
2016-12-20
Last updated
2018-01-25

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Conditions

Endotracheal Intubation

Keywords

Modified William's airway, fiberoptic bronchoscope, U shape Guedls airway, oral airways, efficacy and safety

Brief summary

This study will compare the efficacy of modified William's airway versus U shaped Guedl's airway in assistant of fiberoptic bronchoscope during endotracheal intubation

Detailed description

Several oropharyngeal airways and supraglotic devices have been invented to facilitate the art of fiber optic intubation. The oropharyngeal airways help during fiber optic intubation through raising the soft palate and the tongue away from the field of bronchoscope .(1)The modification made to the Williams airway (Fekry's airway) is that the roof of the proximal cylindrical tunnel was removed and opened from its concave part to allow one step insertion of the tube. There is no need for removal of the tube connector or the airway after tube insertion.(3)We invented a new modification in Guedel's airway (The U-shaped Guedel's airway) which is made by making an inverted Y shape cut in the roof of the airway keeping only the proximal Y wings and removing the distal part of the roof.This study will be conducted at Kasr AL-Ainy Hospital Faculty of Medicine Cairo university Egypt , after approval of the ethical committee and taking written informed consents from the patients . Patients presents to the hospital for elective surgery under general anasethia will be randomly divided into 2 groups : Group W (Gw)(n=25 ) the fiber optic intubation will be assisting by modified Williams airway and Group U (Gu)(n=25) the fiber optic intubation will be assisting by U shaped Guedels airway . In the preparation room 20 guage cannula will be inserted in a peripheral vein . 0,02 mg\\ Kg midazolam and 0,01 mg\\Kg atropine will be given in the operating room Standard monitors ( ECG, noninvasive Blood pressure and pulse oximetry) will be established to the patient .After 3 minutes preoxygenation with 100% O2 induction was conducted using 1µg\\Kg fentanyl,2mg\\Kg propofol and 0.05 mg\\Kg atracurium. After loss of consciousness the selected airway according to group randomization was inserted into the mouth (size selection and technique of insertion was done according to manufacturer structures . The patient will be ventilated by facemask and bag with 100% oxygen and 1-2% isoflourane. Complete neuromuscular block was confirmed using nerve stimulator (train of four zero).the fiber optic bronchoscope inserted through the airway (modified Williams, U Shaped Guedels airway ) according to the patient group . The time of fiber optic bronchoscope insertion will be recorded in seconds (defined as the time elapsing from the entry of fiber optic bronchoscope through the airway till touching the vocal cords by the tip of bronchoscope) . The investigator will assesse the bronchoscopic view just after the end of the airway . after recording the time of fiberopticbronchoscope insertion the endotracheal tube was slided through vocal cords into the trachea reaching the carina . the patient will be ventilated through the endotracheal tube using intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) . Endotracheal intubation will be confirmed by chest expansion ,bilateral equal air entry using stethoscope and the appearance 6 successive capnographic waves. Time of intubation will be recorded from stop mask-bag ventilation till reventilate the patient using the endotrachealtube and reading of capnogram. ( the attempt will be cancelled and bag-mask ventilation started if SPO2 reach 93%. )

Interventions

DEVICEU shaped Guedl's airway

To use U shaped Guedl's airway for assisting fiberoptic bronchoscope during endotracheal intubation

DEVICEModified William's airway

Use Modified William's airway for assisting fiberoptic bronchoscope dduring endo tracheal intubation

Sponsors

Cairo University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient aged above 18 years old. * Patient that has ASA I,II . * Patient with Ganzouri airway score less than 4.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient aged below 18 years old. * Patient that has ASA III ,IV. * Patients at risk of aspiration of gastric content. * Patient with Ganzouri airway score equal or more than 4. * Patient that has any anatomical abnormality that invalidate Ganzouri airway score.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time of endotracheal intubationwithin 15 minutes from induction of general anesthesia

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time of fiberopticc bronchscpe reach the vocal cordswithin 15 minutes from induction of general anesthesia
Bronchoscopic view gradewithin 15 minutes from induction of general anesthesia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026