Clinical trial NCT01530152: Method Evaluation Study of Truview Picture Capture Device(PCD) Versus MacIntosh Laryngoscope
Official title: Method Evaluation Study of Truview PCD Versus MacIntosh Laryngoscope
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Intubation
Keywords: Truwiev PCD laryngoscope
Macintosh laryngoscope
Lead sponsor: Aalborg University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2012-02-09
Enrollment: 56
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Aim:

The aim of the method evaluation study is a comparing study of Truview PCD™ (Picture Capture Device) laryngoscope vs. Macintosh laryngoscope. The result of this study will form a basis for a possible recommendation of the Truview PCD™ laryngoscope in our organisation.

The laryngoscopes are compared according to their ability to visualize the glottis area measured by the Cormack Lehane (CL) grade and the time used to get the best CL grade.

A registration of any damage of tissue/teeths caused by the laryngoscopes, and a possible decrease of the saturation will also be made.

Hypothesis:

The Truview PCD™ laryngoscope provides a better view of the vocal cords and thereby makes the intubation les difficult.

CL 1 is achieved in 90 percent of intubations with the Macintosh laryngoscope, and the hypothesis of the study is that CL 1 can be increased to 98 percent by use of the Truview PCD™ laryngoscope.

Detailed description: The unexpected difficult intubation is, like the difficult mask ventilation, a feared complication to anaesthesia.

A difficult intubation occurs in approx. 1.2 - 3.8 percent of all anaesthesias .

The standard procedure of intubation in Denmark is to use the curved Macintosh blade. This method, however, has some limits, as it requires a direct view of the area of the vocal cords. For that reason we are looking for new methods of intubation that can give a better overview.

The Truview PCD™ laryngoscope is a commercially available laryngoscope with an integrated optical lens that can be connected to a camera head, and gives a better view of trachea during intubation under a general anaestetic. Furthermore it is possible to connect 8-10 liters of oxygen per minute to the Truview PCD™ laryngoscope, which will prevent fog on the viewtube and slow down the rate of desaturation.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients older than 18 years of age who are to undergo a surgery at the ENT department, Aalborg Hospital.
* Patients who understand and accept the trial information.
* SARI score 2-5.

Exclusion Criteria:

* SARI score 0-1 and \> 5.
* A need for acute initiation. (By acute initiation the endotracheal tube will be placed in trachea during the first laryngoscopy without prior spraying with local anesthesia).
* If unexpected difficulties during the initiating anesthesia arise, the trial will be interrupted, and the patient will be treated according to the department's guidelines for the situation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Cormack Lehane (CL) grade
timeFrame: The seconds during intubation where the anaesthesiologist view the vocal cords to determine the CL grade..
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ålborg
country: Denmark
facility: Per Henrik Lambert
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