Awake videolaryngoscopic orotracheal intubation in patients with suspected difficult intubation using the C-MAC D-Blade. Single-center experience
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR202408730457046
- Lead Sponsor
- none
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
1.Patients age (18 - 60 years).
2.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III.
3.Elective surgery under GA, with anticipated difficult intubation.
4.The El-Ganzouri index, ranging from 0 to 12 points for 7 parameters and score 4 or more means suspected difficult intubation will be included.
1.Patient refusal to participate in the study.
2.The El-Ganzouri index below 4.
3.Patients age less than 18 years or more than 60 years.
4.Risk of aspiration and pregnancy.
5.Patients with complete airway obstruction, and those having airway tumors (tongue or tracheal) will also be excluded.
6.Uncooperative patients (psychotic, incapable to understanding information).
7.Contraindication to any drug used in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of successful first attempt awake orotracheal intubation using C-MAC VL D-blade in patients with suspected difficult intubation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Number of attempts required for intubation.