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) has been designed specifically for the airway management. However, despite its use in clinical practice, there are no comparative studies regarding direct laryngoscopy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
133
Manuel Ángel Gómez Ríos
A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Total time of successful intubation
Time frame: Time of Orotracheal intubation (TOTI) (up to 1 hour)
IDS Scale
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
POGO Score
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
number of maneuvers
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
Number of attempts of endotracheal intubation
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
Position taken by the anesthesiologist during orotracheal intubation
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
hemodynamic response
heart ratio, Arterial pressure
Time frame: TOTI pre and postintubation (up to 10 minutes)
Complications
Visual Analogic Scale (0-10)
Time frame: TOTI and postintubation (up to 24 hours)
endotracheal intubation success rate of each device
Time frame: TOTI (up to 1 hour)
Degree of satisfaction
Visual Analogic Scale (0-10)
Time frame: time of postintubation (up to 10 minutes)
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