Airway Management
Conditions
Interventions
This is a clinical, randomized, blinded and controlled trial against the gold standard using the intubation difficulty scale to assess the existence of differences between the 3D videolaryngoscope an
Sponsors
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of both genders; over 18 years old and under 70 years old; candidates for surgeries under general anesthesia and in need of tracheal intubation; with risk classification by the American Society of Anesthesiology
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Urgent/emergency surgeries; upper airway surgeries; head and neck surgeries; orthognathic surgeries; surgeries with planned nasotracheal intubation; previous surgeries on the cervical spine; patients with a body mass index greater than 35; patients with cervical disc injury; with spine fractures; patients using a cervical collar; patients with head and neck injuries that preclude the use of standard intubation techniques; patients with type I diabetes; syndromic patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease of two points in the intubation difficulty scale, with the use of the 3D video laryngoscope | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To check for differences, comparing 3D videolaryngoscope with Macintosh laryngoscope, in intubation time and intubation effectiveness;To comparing the 3D videolaryngoscope with the Macintosh laryngoscope regarding compound adverse effects during intubation | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJoão Goldani
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Outcome results
None listed