Adverse Effects of Endotracheal Intubation
Conditions
Keywords
endotracheal intubation, clinical outcome
Brief summary
The study will involve all adult patients visiting the Alexandria University main hospitals' Emergency department for reasons other than trauma that will require assisted ventilation via endotracheal intubation. Those pre-intubated or intubated post CPR will not be included. The main aim is to evaluate the clinical outcome (complications) of emergency endotracheal intubation and to correlate the incidence and nature of complications associated with tracheal intubations to demographic data and patient characteristics.
Interventions
DEVICEMacintosh Laryngoscope Vs Video Laryngoscope
Evaluate incidence of first trial success and complications
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients of both sex with a life threatening impairment of the cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological system requiring emergency endotracheal intubation in the emergency department of Alexandria Main University Hospital.
Exclusion criteria
* • Patients who are less than 18 years of age. * Patients intubated out of the hospital. * Trauma patients. * Patients intubated for cardiac arrest. * Failed intubation in the field
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Major Adverse Events | 24 hours | Severe hypoxemia, Cardiac arrest, Cardiovascular collapse, Death |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate Complications | 24 hours | Cardiac arrhythmia, Esophageal intubation, Aspiration, Dental injury, Difficulty intubation, Agitation |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed