Forearm-Supported Head Extension to Decrease Dental Contact

Seoul National University Hospital84 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the forearm-supported head extension decreases dental contact between laryngoscope blade and maxillary incisors during direct laryngoscopy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Endotracheal Intubation

Interventions

Laryngoscopy with forearm-supportPROCEDURE

forearm-supported head extension during direct laryngoscopy

Laryngoscopy without forearm-supportPROCEDURE

without forearm-support for head extension during direct laryngoscopy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing surgery that require endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Trauma or disease or cervical spine * Toothless patient * Dentoalveolar injury * Anatomical anomaly of face or airway * History of difficult intubation * Patient refusal

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dental contact

Dental contact between laryngoscope blade and maxillary incisors (Y/N)

Time frame: during laryngoscopy

Secondary Outcomes

Blade-to-tooth distance

Teeth distance between laryngoscope blade and maxillary incisors (mm)

Time frame: during laryngoscopy

Angle of head extension

Angle of head extension during direct laryngoscopy

Time frame: during laryngoscopy

Central Contacts

Jae-Hyon Bahk, MD PhD

CONTACT

82-2-2072-2818 bahkjh@snu.ac.kr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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