Intubation of Patients With Odontogenic Abcesses

Kliniken Essen-Mitte100 enrolled

Overview

This study is a comparison of two techniques for endotracheal intubation (Glidescope versus Macintosh) in patients with odontogenic abscesses.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Odontogenic Abscess

Interventions

GlidescopeDEVICE

Patients are to be intubated using the Glidescope technique

Macintosh laryngoscopeDEVICE

Patients are to be intubated using direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh laryngoscope

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Kliniken Essen-Mitte

Essen, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Success rate of endotracheal intubation

Time frame: 18 months

Secondary Outcomes

Time for intubation

Time frame: 18 months

View of the laryngeal entrance (according to the classification of Cormack and Lehane)

Time frame: 18 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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