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Video Laryngoscope vs. Video Stylet During General Anesthesia With Obesity Patient

Not Applicable
Conditions
Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Obesity
Interventions
Device: Trachway
Device: McGrath MAC
Registration Number
NCT05006651
Lead Sponsor
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Brief Summary

Obesity patients are more common in recent years. They have potential difficult airway. Two different video devices are popular used in Taiwan, video larygoscope and video stylet. We compared video larygoscope (McGrath MAC) and video stylet (Trachway) during elective surgery require tracheal intubation with obesity patients. The control group is traditional laryngoscope. 325 patients would be enrolled, above 100 patient each group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
325
Inclusion Criteria
  • Elective surgery needs intubation
  • ASA I to III
  • BMI>30kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Skull, neck fracture
  • Tracheal trauma
  • NPO< 8hr
  • Lung disease with hypoxemia
  • Mental Disorders
  • Patient wouldn't be extubated after operation immediately
  • Contraindicated to muscle relaxant

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TrachwayTrachwayIntubation with video stylet
McGrath MACMcGrath MACIntubation with video laryngoscope
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intubation difficulty10 minute

Including Intubation difficulty scale, inubation attempt times, number of operator

Time to Intubation10 minute

Total intubation duration

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Any injury during intubation24 hours

Including sore throat, hoarseness, trauma

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital

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Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan

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