Endotracheal intubation is usually required to allow unrestricted surgical approach. The Macintosh laryngoscope is the standard method. However in certain situations as difficult airway this technique is ineffective and poorly tolerated by the patient. Fiberoptic intubation is the gold standard in this scenario, however sometimes it is not possible due to failure or unavailability, so alternatives are needed. The TotalTrack (MedComflow SA, Barcelona, Spain) and the Airtraq (Prodol Meditec, Vizcaya, España) been designed specifically for the airway management. However, despite their use in clinical practice, there are no comparative studies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Manuel Gómez Ríos
A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
RECRUITINGTotal time of successful intubation
Time frame: Time of Orotracheal intubation (TOTI)
difficulty in intubation (IDS scale)
Time frame: TOTI
percentage of glottic opening (POGO Score)
Time frame: TOTI
number of maneuvers
Time frame: TOTI
Number of attempts of endotracheal intubation
Time frame: TOTI
Position taken by the anesthesiologist during orotracheal intubation
Time frame: TOTI
hemodinamic response
heart ratio, arterial pressure
Time frame: OTI pre and postintubation (time minutes)
Complications
Time frame: OTI and postintubation (24 hours)
endotracheal intubation success rate of each device
Time frame: TOTI
Degree of satisfaction
Visual Analogic Scale
Time frame: time of postintubation (ten minutes)
hemodinamic response
arterial pressure
Time frame: OTI pre and postintubation (time minutes)
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