Oropharyngeal space in videolaryngoscopy: a randomised crossover trial measuring remaining space adjacent to the video laryngoscope blade.

Completed

• Conditions: Phalatopharyngeal distance; distance between blade and buccal mucous membrane; 10069888; 10046304

• Registration Number: NL-OMON37542
• Lead Sponsor: Catharina-ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

ASA I, II and III patients, aged > 18 years, who will undergo an elective surgical procedure under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

ASA IV patients undergoing emergence surgery with pre-operatively expected difficult airway, bad or fragile dentition, dental crowns and/or fixed partial denture

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Our primary parameter is: Measuring the space on the right side of the<br /><br>videolaryngoscope blade and the palatopharyngeal wall in a cohort of ASA I-III<br /><br>patients with a normal mouth opening (Mallampati I, II and III).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Investigating how this space differs from the space that remains on the right<br /><br>side of the blade of the classic Macintosh laryngoscope and the<br /><br>palatopharyngeal wall in the same cohort of patients.<br /><br>Comparing the difference in remaining space between the different<br /><br>videolaryngoscopes.<br /><br>Registering difficulty of intubation (Cormack-Lehane score), successful<br /><br>intubation, use of rigid stylet, number of attempts, time until picking up<br /><br>endotracheal tube, epiglottic downfolding and any complication during<br /><br>intubation.</p><br>