Prospective, randomised, controlled study comparing Videolaryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Intubatio

Phase 4

• Conditions: Intubation traumata; T88.4; Failed or difficult intubation

• Registration Number: DRKS00020978
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Marburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-09-18
• Study Start: 2020-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients scheduled for elective thoracic surgery requiring general anaesthesia with the need of a double-lumen tube (DLT)

Exclusion Criteria

The main exclusion criterion was patients aged less than 18 years. In addition, non-fasting patients, pregnant women and patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, which were indicated for rapid-sequence induction, were excluded from the study. Other exclusion criteria were the following: contraindication to a left or right DLT; contraindication to one-lung ventilation; and an abnormal physical status of the Cervical spine (e.g., after C-spine trauma, Bechterew's disease).

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Endpoints were time to intubate, Measurement time in seconds during procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective symptoms and objective trauma of the oropharynx and supraglottic space. Measurement after surgery and 24 h after surgery with a patients questionnaire and nasal endoscopic follow up.