A clinical trial to compare the use of three laryngoscopes McGrath and Truview and Macintosh, for intubation by new and experienced anaesthetists.

Completed

Conditions: Patients planned for elective surgery at Tata Memorial hospital and meeting the inclusion criteria.

Registration Number: CTRI/2012/04/002562

Lead Sponsor: Department of Anesthesia Tata Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary: This study is a Randomized, parallel group, active controlled, prospective multiple arm trail comparing use of McGrath and Truview and Macintosh laryngoscopes for endotracheal intubation by novice and experienced anesthetists that will be conducted at a single center in India. The primary outcome measures will be mean time to intubate for McGrath and Truview and Macintosh laryngoscopes. The secondary outcomes will the rate of successful placement of endotracheal tube, the number of optimization maneuvers and airway aids required to perform tracheal intubation and the incidence of trauma (broken teeth, bleeding from gums or lips), the ease of use of the laryngoscope on a numerical rating scale (NRS) between the groups.xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

Informed consent agreed upon ASA physical status I to II patients, Aged 18 years or older, Scheduled to undergo elective surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia and tracheal intubation.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal to consent ASA physical status III and above A history of difficult airway Anticipated difficult airway on clinical examination (includes MPC I-II, Thyromental distance less than 6.5cm, Sternomental distance less than 12.5cms, interincisor gap of less than 3 cms.) The presence of indications for rapid sequence induction of anesthesia Patients with BMI over 30.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean time to intubate for McGrath and Truview laryngoscopes with Macintosh laryngoscope for endotracheal intubation by novice and experienced anesthetists	The duration of the intubation attempt is defined as the time elapsed from insertion of the blade between the dental arches and the first upward deflection on the capnograph. This will be noted in seconds

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rate of successful placement of endotracheal tube, the number of optimization maneuvers and airway aids required to perform tracheal intubation and the incidence of trauma (broken teeth, , bleeding from gums or lips), the ease of use of the laryngoscope on a numerical rating scale (NRS) between the groups.	Rate of successful intubation will be taken as percentage

Trial Locations

Locations (1): OT complex
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Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
OT complex
🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr S Bakshi
Principal investigator
919869334449
sumitrabakshi@yahoo.in