The purpose of this study is to determine whether modified "spray as you go" technique using the Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer Set during awake fiberoptic intubation is more comfortable for the patient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Johannes Gutenberg - Universität
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Comfort evaluation by the patient
Comparison of conventional and modified "spray as you go" technique
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Comfort evaluation by the performing as well as assisting anesthetist
Comparison of conventional and modified "spray as you go" technique
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Comfort evaluation by the present nurses
Comparison of conventional and modified "spray as you go" technique
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Patient response (coughing, gagging, grimacing, defenses)
Comparison of conventional and modified "spray as you go" technique
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Vital signs
Comparison of conventional and modified "spray as you go" technique
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
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