Comparison of Airtraq Versus MacIntosh Intubation Via Nasal Approach

Kliniken Essen-Mitte200 enrolled

Overview

Time, success rate, and number of optimising maneuvers for tracheal intubation via the nasal approach are not different when Aitraq technique is used compared to a standard MacIntosh blade.

One hundred adult patients with an expected easy intubation and 100 patients with an expected difficult intubation are enrolled. Intubations are performed by two experienced fully boarded anesthesiologists. The design of the study is prospective and randomised.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Tracheal Intubation

Interventions

IntubationDEVICE

Intubation using the standard MacIntosh blade

AirtraqDEVICE

Intubation with the use of the Airtraq technique

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for nasal intubation * Adult Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years

Locations (1)

Prof. Dr. Harald Groeben

Essen, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time for intubation

Time frame: 10 month

Secondary Outcomes

Success rate for intubation

Time frame: 10 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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