General Anesthesia, Laryngoscopy
Conditions
Brief summary
The Aim of the study was to determine the impact of the videolaryngoscpe on the time needed to intubate. This was a Prospective, randomized, simple blinded study. The participants intubated patients for surgery under general anesthesia either with direct laryngoscpy or with videolaryngoscopy.
Detailed description
Intubation on full stomach is at high risk of pulmonary suction. It must be quick, as this risk increases with the time needed to intubate. Videolaryngoscope (VL) is recommended in case of difficult airway. Yet, its interest in full stomach remains unclear, as the time needed to intubate with a VL is variable in literature. The Aim of the study was to determine the impact of the videolaryngoscpe on the time needed to intubate. This was a Prospective, randomized, simple blinded study. The participants intubated patients for surgery under general anesthesia either with direct laryngoscpy or with videolaryngoscopy.
Interventions
DEVICEintubation by direct laryngoscopy
intubation using a direct laryngoscopy type macintosh
DEVICEIntubation by videolaryngoscopy
Intubation using a videolaryngoscope type McGrath
Sponsors
Mongi Slim Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age \> 18 years-old; * ASA status 1 to 3; * General anesthesia and intubation.
Exclusion criteria
* Difficult intubations criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time needed to intubate | during the intubation | Time needed to the operator to pass the tube through vocal cords in seconds |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulty of the laryngoscopy | at the end of intubation | cormack anf lehane grade (1 to 4) 1 and 2 indicate easy laryngoscopy and 3 and 4 indicate difficult laryngoscopy |
| Number of intubation attempts. | at the end of intubation | number of attempts needed to intubate |
| Major desaturation | during intubation | an oximetry under 90 % |
Countries
Tunisia
Outcome results
None listed