Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
obesity, intubation, laryngoscopes
Brief summary
Obesity is associated with difficult intubation rate of 30%, and this study was performed to compare the use of McCoy laryngoscope and C-MAC D-blade video laryngoscope for intubation in obese patients. A total 104 patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35kg/m² scheduled for general anesthesia were randomly assigned to be intubated with McCoy laryngoscope or C-MAC D-blade video laryngoscope. The primary outcome was intubation time, and secondary outcomes were mask ventilation scale, intubation difficulty scale (IDS), percentage of glottis opening (POGO) score, and hemodynamic variables including mean arterial pressure, heart rate and saturation.
Interventions
DEVICEMcCoy laryngoscope
Patients scheduled for general anesthesia were intubated with McCoy laryngoscope.
DEVICEC-MAC D-blade video laryngoscope
Patients scheduled for general anesthesia were intubated with C-MAC D-blade video laryngoscope.
Sponsors
Eun Young Park
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* American society of anesthesiologists physical status of I-II patients with BMI ≥ 35 kg/m² scheduled for general anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
* patients with tracheal diseases, sore throat, neck pain and loose tooth.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intubation time | The patients were excluded in this study if intubation time was over 90 seconds. | Timing measurement began when the laryngoscope blade was inserted in patients' mouth and ended when end tidal carbon dioxide tracing was detected in the monitor. |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed