Tracheal Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients. GlideScope Versus Direct Laryngoscopy

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen100 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine whether orotracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients is faster, gentler and safer using the GlideScope videolaryngoscope than with the Macintosh direct laryngoscope.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Intubation, Endotracheal Anesthesia, General Obesity

Interventions

GlideScopeDEVICE

Orotracheal intubation

Macintosh direct laryngoscopeDEVICE

Orotracheal intubation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Approved for elective bariatric surgery at Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen. * Body Mass Index at least 35 kg/m2 * Written informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Mental illness * Abuse of alcohol or other substances * Previous difficult tracheal intubation * Considered non-eligible for safety-reasons by the anesthetist in charge

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesia, Glostrup University Hospital

Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark