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Comparison of GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Nasal Intubation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Nasal Intubation
Registration Number
NCT00400972
Lead Sponsor
Lawson Health Research Institute
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intubation assisted by GlideScope videolaryngoscopy is faster, easier, and less traumatic than nasal intubation with conventional direct laryngoscopy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • any patient who is at least 18 years old
  • patient requires nasal intubation for surgical indications
  • operator has performed at least 10 prior GlideScope intubations (oral or nasal)
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Exclusion Criteria
  • cervical spine abnormalities
  • known difficult airway
  • requires rapid sequence induction
  • any other patient in whom the attending anesthesiologist believes usage of the GlideScope is contraindicated
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time to intubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
severity of patient sore throat on post-operative day 1
ease of intubation (VAS)
incidence of trauma
number of failures

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

London Health Sciences Centre

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London, Ontario, Canada

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