A semi-rigid cervical collar is recommended for immobilization of the cervical spine in patients with cervical spine injury. It has been suggested that a reduction in mouth opening is the major contributing factor to the deterioration in the glottic view obtained. Fiberoptic intubation is among the most versatile techniques for managing both the anticipated and the unanticipated difficult airway. Recently, combination of fiberoptic bronchoscope with videolaryngoscope has been suggested to permit visual control of the passage of the tube over the fibrescope into the laryngeal inlet. The aim of this study is to compare the intubation time and ease of intubation between fiberoptic bronchoscope alone and bronchoscope with pentax airwayscope.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Tracheal intubation using fiberoptic bronchoscope
Tracheal intubation using pentax-AWS
semi-rigid collar immobilization of the cervical spine
Ajou University School of Medicine
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
time to intubation
Time frame: Time from device passing the mouth until confirmation of tracheal intubation by bronchoscope will be measured, about 2 minutes
ease of intubation
Numeric rating scale 0-10 (0:easy without any difficulty, 10: impossible to intubate)
Time frame: Numeric rating scale will be assessed by practioner of fiberoptic bronchoscope for intubation immediately after intubation.
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