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Do the Head-elevated Position and the Use of a Videolaryngoscope Facilitate Orotracheal Intubation in a Patient Population Without Predictable Difficulty of Intubation

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Anesthesia
Interventions
Device: Without RAMP and with video
Device: Without RAMP and without video
Device: With RAMP and with video
Device: With RAMP and without video
Registration Number
NCT03987009
Lead Sponsor
Hopital Foch
Brief Summary

The main hypothesis of this study is that there is a synergy between the use of the HELP position and the use of a McGrath® Mac videolaryngoscope to facilitate tracheal intubation during anesthesia.

The HELP position is the patient positioning on the AirPal RAMP, the two cushions inflated, bringing the external auditory canal to the same level as the sus-sternal notch.

Detailed Description

Airway management remains an important determinant of morbidity and mortality in anesthesia, despite progress in recognizing factors of difficult mask ventilation and intubation. Many recommendations have been published regarding the practice of intubation in anesthesia. Our study focuses on two topics which remain under discussion: the position of the patient's head and the use of a videolaryngoscope.

As to patient's head position, most anesthesiologists place the patient in the sniffing position (supine torso with neck flexed forward, and head extended), a position denominated "sniffing"by analogy to that adopted to smell a perfume. However, Adnet et al. questioned this position based on magnetic resonance imaging of eight healthy young volunteers positioned either with their heads in a neutral position or in extension, or with their heads and necks on a pillow. They showed that the sniffing position does not allow the alignment of the three important axes (mouth, pharynx and larynx) in awake patients with normal airway anatomy \[1\]. The "Head Elevated Laryngoscopic position" (HELP), with a raise of the head and neck so that "An imaginary horizontal line should connect the patient's sternal notch with the external auditory meatus" \[2\] facilitates the alignment of the pharyngeal, laryngeal, and oral axes of the airway during difficult laryngoscopy \[3\].

As to videolaryngoscopy, there is no doubt that it is a major advance in airway management. A recent Cochrane Systematic Review concluded that videolaryngoscopy increased easy laryngeal views and reduced difficult views and intubation difficulty \[4\]. However, its place is still debated: first line or rescue in case of suspected difficult airway. Its systematic use means discarding the standard Macintosh laryngoscope \[5\] which is not supported by clinical studies, in particular those of Wallace et al. \[6\] and of Thion et al. \[7\].

In the present randomized study we will study a combination of two factors in tracheal intubation on patients without suspected airways abnormalities: position (sniffing or HELP) and a McGrath laryngoscope (with or without video). This leads to four groups, A: sniffing position plus McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope with its screen deactivated so as to mimic a plain laryngoscope (R-V-), B: HELP plus McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope with a deactivated video screen (R+V-), C: sniffing position plus a McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope with an activated video screen (R-V+), D: HELP plus a McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope with it video screen activated (R+V+). This protocol allows using the same type of laryngoscope in all cases.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 18 - 89 years old
  • Scheduled for elective surgical procedures
  • Requiring oro-tracheal intubation for general anesthesia
  • Having a telephone and agreeing to communicate their phone number in case of ambulatory surgery
  • Having signed an informed consent form
  • Benefiting from a social insurance
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Patients with an anticipated difficult mask ventilation or an anticipated difficult intubation (Arné's score ≥ 11)
  • Patients scheduled for a surgical procedure involving the mouth or the upper airway
  • Patients requiring a rapid induction sequence, the use of a double-lumen tube
  • Patients having a contra-indication to one of the drug administered by the protocol
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Without RAMP and with videoWithout RAMP and with videoSniffing position and a McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope
Without RAMP and without videoWithout RAMP and without videoSniffing position and a standard Macintosh laryngoscope
With RAMP and with videoWith RAMP and with videoRamped position and a McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope
With RAMP and without videoWith RAMP and without videoRamped position and a standard Macintosh laryngoscope
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of oro-tracheal intubations for which it is necessary to use the assistance of a third party required by the operator30 minutes

Intubation is video and audio recorded. The number of people nedeed is determined from the audio/video recording a posteriori by two independent evaluators

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to perform the intubation30 minutes

Based on the video recording: from the passage the incisors to the third capnogram

First intubation succes rate30 minutes

Defined by repositioning of the videolaryngoscope blade in the patient's mouth

Number of tracheal intubation failure30 minutes

Number of tracheal intubation failure reported by the operator during the video / audio recording. Can be determined a posteriori from the video / audio recording.

Evolution of Blood pressure30 minutes

Blood pressure is monitored before the induction, before and after intubation.

Evolution of Heart beat30 minutes

Heart beat is monitored before the induction, before and after intubation.

Assessment of the Quality of visualization of the glottis30 minutes

It is appreciated in real time by score of Cormak and Lehane modified by Yentis : from Grade 1 (glottis seen in totality) to Grade 4 (glottis hidden by epiglottis and tongue)

Assessment of the Percentage of the opening of the glottic orifice30 minutes

It is appreciated in real time POGO (Percentage of Opening of the Glottic orifice) score : from 0% (opening not visible) to 100% (all of the opening is visible)

Assessment of quality of intubation with use of alternative techniques30 minutes

Determined a posteriori from the video recording analysis

Occurrence of esophageal intubation30 minutes

Reported in real time by the operator during the video / audio recording

Incidence of arterial oxygen desaturation (SpO2 < 92%)30 minutes

Valued in real time and reported by the operator during the video / audio recording.

Cooperation of the various members of the anesthesia team30 minutes

Determined from the video / audio recording using Kraus Scale to evaluate cooperation and non-cooperation behaviors within the team. Positive rating: scale from 0 (never reported by the obsever) to 4 (obvious to the obsever). Negative rating: scale from 0 (nerver reported by the observer) to 4 (obvious most of the time for the observer)

Evaluation of severity of intubation complications24 hours

Severity is evaluated during postoperative visit on day 1 of the surgery with 2 questions to the patient about his/her sore throat and voice change

Perception of difficulty in intubation30 minutes

Evaluation in real time based on a scale betwwen zero ( no difficulty) to ten (extremely difficult)

Evaluation of frequency of intubation complications24 hours

Number of events of Sore throat and voice change evaluated during postoperative visit on day 1 of the surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon

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Paris, France

Hôpital Foch

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Suresnes, France

Hôpital Saint-Joseph

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Paris, France

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

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Paris, France

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

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Paris, France

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