The aim of the study was to compare the intubation time and effectiveness, the grade of larynx visibility, and the ease of intubation in adults performed by nurses using 4 devices: a Macintosh blade laryngoscope (MAC), and a TruView EVO2 (EVO2), TruView EVO2 PCD (PCD), and ETView SL (ETView) laryngoscope, in simulated CPR settings with and without CC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
intubation with standard macintosh larygoscope; gold standard
A TruView EVO2 laryngoscope with blade size 3 (EVO2; Truphatek Holdings, Ltd., Netanya, Israel),
A TruView EVO2 PCD laryngoscope with blade size 3 (PCD; Truphatek Interbational Ltd., Netanya, Israel),
Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Emergency Medicine
Warsaw, Masovia, Poland
time to the first ventilation attempt
Time frame: 1 day
time to visualize the larynx
Time frame: 1 day
time to introduce the endotracheal tube through the vocal cords
Time frame: 1 day
success rate
first intubation attempt success rate
Time frame: 1 day
degree of larynx visibility
analysed based on a Cormack-Lehane scale
Time frame: 1 day
ease of intubation technique
10-point visual analogue scale (VAS) was used, where 1 indicated an extremely simple procedure, while 10 - an extremely difficult one
Time frame: 1 day
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An ETView SL (ETView; ETViewLtd, Misgav, Israel) ednotracheal tube