A comparison of two intubation aids in the management of anticipated difficult tracheal intubatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Difficult IntubationAnaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiologyRespiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001034123
- Lead Sponsor
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
•Adults (>18years) able to provide informed consent
•Booked for elective, non-cardiac surgery
•Presence of at least one predictor of increased difficulty of intubation
(Any of: prior history of difficult intubation, thyromental distance (<6cm), mouth opening (<2cm), decreased neck extension, Mallampati grade 3+, decreased jaw protrusion)
Exclusion Criteria
•Age under 18 years
•Unable to give informed consent to participate
•Would not routinely require routine endotracheal intubation for the surgical procedure
•Known disease of airway (tumour, infection, tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia)
•Recent airway surgery (within 6 weeks)
•Difficult airway necessitating awake intubation
•Allergy to fentanyl, propofol or rocuronium
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken to successful intubation. [Single time point for each patient. Successful intubation defined as the time from anaesthetist first taking hold of the introducer, to confirmation of successful intubation by visualisation of a capnography trace on the monitor]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of intubation attempts required, recorded on case report form by the intubating anaesthetist[At time of intubation];Additional adjuncts required to achieve successful intubation (Y/N). This will be reported by the intubating anaesthetist on the case report form following successful intubation[At time of intubation];Anaesthetist rated ease of use of device: recorded on a Likert scale (1-5) by intubating anaesthetist[Following successful intubation]