Comparison of Routine Endotracheal Intubation With McGrath Videolaryngoscope and Pentax AirwayScope

Ajou University School of Medicine140 enrolled

Overview

Recently many kinds of indirect videolaryngoscopes were developed. These videolaryngoscopes provide easier intubation, help intubation difficulty, are used good tool for education. McGrath Videolaryngoscope and Pentax AirwayScope are kinds of these videolaryngoscopes. The purpose of this study is to compare of routine endotracheal intubation with McGrath Videolaryngoscope and Pentax AirwayScope by means of providing better laryngeal view, easier and faster intubation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Intubation

Interventions

Pentax AirwayscopeDEVICE

intubation using Pentax Airwayscope

McGrath VideolaryngoscopeDEVICE

intubation using McGrath Videolaryngoscope

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) 1 or 2 Exclusion Criteria: * a suspected difficult airway (Mallampati score Ⅳ) * known cervical spine injury * required rapid sequence induction * emergency operation

Locations (1)

Ajou University School of Medicine

Suwon, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to intubation

from entering of blade between incisors to appearance of first end tidal CO2 curve using capnograph

Time frame: 10 minutes around intubation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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