Prospective randomized trial, including adult patients scheduled for orthopedic or abdominal surgery under general anesthesia and tracheal intubation. in this study the investigators will compare the classic cricoid pressure and the left paratracheal pressure regarding their impact on the intubation condition and the effectiveness.
Prospective randomized trial, including adult patients scheduled for orthopedic or abdominal surgery under general anesthesia and tracheal intubation. in this study the investigators will compare the classic cricoid pressure and the left paratracheal pressure regarding their impact on the intubation condition and the effectiveness. During the laryngoscopy, the modification of the Cormack and Lehane grade before and after the application of the cricoid or paratracheal pressure will be noticed. concerning the effectiveness of the procedure, a gastric tube will be introduced through the oesophagus during the procedure, under direct vision.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
200
cricoid pressure during laryngoscopy
left paratracheal pressure during laryngoscopy
Mongi Slim Hospital
Tunis, Tunisia
RECRUITINGModification of Cormack and Lehane grade
Cormack and Lehane grade before and after the procedure
Time frame: 3 minutes after induction of general anesthesia
Effectiveness of the pressure
Possibility to introduce a gastric tube through the oesophagus
Time frame: 5 minutes after induction of general anesthesia
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