A Comparison of McGrath MAC Videolaryngoscopy and Macintosh Laryngoscopy for Orotracheal Intubation in Children

Ajou University School of Medicine84 enrolled

Overview

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy on the intubation time for orotracheal intubation in children. The secondary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy on Cormack and Lehane Grade for orotracheal intubation in children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anesthesia, Endotracheal

Interventions

McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopyDEVICE

Orotracheal intubation with McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy after anesthetic induction

Macintosh LaryngoscopyDRUG

Orotracheal intubation with Macintosh Laryngoscopy after anesthetic induction

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 YearMax age: 10 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * orotracheal intubation under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * oral lesions, congenital anomaly, cervical spine instability, rapid sequence intubation

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine

Suwon, Seoum, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intubation time

Time interval between laryngoscopy passing the teeth to the confirming of end tidal CO2

Time frame: through intubation completion, an average of 30 second

Secondary Outcomes

The degree of glottic exposure as assessed by Cormack and Lehane Grade

Grade 1: full view of glottis, grade 2: Partial view of glottis, grade 3:only epiglottis seen, grade 4:neither glottis nor epiglottis seen

Time frame: Up to 5 second after laryngoscopy passing the teeth

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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