Comparison of McGrath Series 5 video laryngoscope with Macintosh laryngoscope: A randomised, controlled trial in patients with normal airways

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tracheal intubation to patients with normal airways.; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000910606
• Lead Sponsor: Konya Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation.
Airway difficulty score (ADS) under 8 points.
Amarican Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-II.
Over 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with an ADS score above 8 and thyroid-to-chin length of 5 cm or shorter, a Mallampati class 3 or higher, mouth opening less than 3cm, restriction in neck extension or protruding front teeth were predicted to be difficult in intubation and were thus excluded from the study. Also, patients were excluded from the study if they required rapid sequence induction, had a history of previous difficult direct laryngoscopy and had uncontrolled hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, acute or recent stroke or myocardial infarction, cervical spine instability or cervical myelopathy, symptomatic asthma or reactive airway disease and history of gastric reflux.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified