We therefore designed this randomized crossover study to compare C-MAC with Macintosh laryngoscope in emergency intubation performed by paramedics according to three different intubator positions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
78
Intubation performed using C-MAC laryngoscope
Intubation performed using laryngoscope with Macintosh blade
Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Emergency Medicine
Warsaw, Masovia, Poland
Time required for successful intubation
Time frame: 1 day
success rate of intubation attempt
success rate of first, second and third intubation attempt
Time frame: 1 day
cumulative success ratios related to time
cumulative success ratio was counted as percentage of successful intubations in time intervals in all scenarios
Time frame: 1 day
Ease of intubation
To access subjective opinion about the difficulty of each intubation method, participants were asked to rate it on a visual analog scale (VAS) with a score from 1 (extremely easy) to 10 (extremely difficult).
Time frame: 1 day
Cormack&Lehane grade
glottic view during intubation rate using Cormack\&Lehane grade
Time frame: 1 day
Dental Compression
the severity of the potential dental trauma was calculated based on previously described modified grading scale (Svoldelli, 2009)
Time frame: 1 day
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