Intubation of Patients With Odontogenic Abcesses
Completed
- Conditions
- Odontogenic Abscess
- Interventions
- Device: GlidescopeDevice: Macintosh laryngoscope
- Registration Number
- NCT00925665
- Lead Sponsor
- Kliniken Essen-Mitte
- Brief Summary
This study is a comparison of two techniques for endotracheal intubation (Glidescope versus Macintosh) in patients with odontogenic abscesses.
- Detailed Description
Patients with odontogenic abcesses have to be treated by surgical drainage of the abscess under general intubation with endotracheal intubation. Because of a limited mouth opening and swelling within the oral cavity, intubation can be difficult and sometimes impossible with conventional direct laryngoscopy. Therefore, alternative techniques are desirable. We want to compare the success rate of intubation in these patients using the Glidescope technique vs. conventional Macintosh technique.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients have to have an abscess which has to be treated surgically.
- Mouth opening (Inter-incisor gap) has to be less than 3.5 cm and more than 1.4 cm.
Exclusion Criteria
- Age under 18 years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Glidescope Glidescope Patients intubated with the Glidescope technique Macintosh Macintosh laryngoscope Patients intubated via the conventional direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh laryngoscope
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Success rate of endotracheal intubation 18 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time for intubation 18 months View of the laryngeal entrance (according to the classification of Cormack and Lehane) 18 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kliniken Essen-Mitte
馃嚛馃嚜Essen, Germany