Comparing a novel videolaryngoscope with the Macintosh in simulated difficult airway: a manikin study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Difficult airway; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000158268
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Melbourne Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Anaesthetic residents, registrars or consultants who work at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The best laryngoscopy view achieved with the videolaryngoscope using the Cormack and Lehane grading system (Grade I to IV) [At time of intubation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The time taken for successful tracheal intubation.[It is measured from the time the videolaryngoscope or Macintosh blade is handed to the participant to when the participant declare successful intubation, with censoring of failed intubation.];Number of failed intubation [Failure is defined as unrecognized oesophageal intubation, abandoned procedure, intubation taking >120 seconds or > 3 attempts of intubation.];Number of intubation attempts.[An attempt is defined as removal of videolaryngoscope/Macintosh blade or endotracheal tube from the mouth without declaration of successful intubation.];Number and type of intubating adjuncts used. It will be recorded by an independent observer.[At the time of intubation];The ease of intubation, which will be surveyed using a visual analogue scale from 0-100mm.[At the end of intubation]