OPTICAL STYLET INTUBATION: A COMPARISON OF THE BONFILS STYLET (RETROMOLAR APPROACH) WITH LEVITAN STYLET (MIDLINE APPROACH) FOR ROUTINE INTUBATION.

Phase 4

• Conditions: Efficacy of routine intubation of elective surgical patients using fibreoptic stylet technology; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000309482
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ashley Webb

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

Consented adult elective surgical patients with no anticipated airway difficulties (Mallampati scores 1-3)

Exclusion Criteria

Known or potential intubation difficulties, ASA status 4 or 5, emergency surgery and patients requiring a rapid sequence induction (severe gastro-oesophageal reflux, pregnancy etc)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intubation success rate. Following induction of anaesthesia up to 3 attempts at intubation will be permitted per patient. Oxygenation by bag and mask will be done between attempts. Failed intubations will be defined as inability to place the endotracheal tube in the trachea by 3 attempts.[At the end of intervention implementation.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Total time to acheive intubation (TTI). [A stopwatch will record the time from the insertion of the device into the oropharynx until the device is removed from the oral cavity. The TTI is the sum of the duration of all attempts (up to 3).];2. Anaesthetist rated intubation difficulty. [A 5-point Likert scale completed by anaesthetist after each patient.];3. Complications including patient sore throat, hoarse voice, dental trauma.[ Measured during follow-up period in Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit.]