Study for Appropriate Operating Table Height for Endotracheal Intubation Under Direct Laryngoscopy

NCT ID: NCT01649973

Last Updated: 2014-01-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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Laryngeal view of the patient and anesthesiologist's discomfort level during endotracheal intubation in relation to the various heights of operating table has not been investigated. The investigators hypothesis is higher table height will improve the laryngeal exposure.

Detailed Description

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Eight anesthesiologists will be participated. For each anesthesiologist, 20 patients will be enrolled and they will be randomly allocated into one of 4 groups; T10, T8, T6 or T4. The height of operating table will be adjusted prior to commencement of anesthesia induction to place the patient's forehead at one of four anesthesiologist's dermatome levels (T10, T8, T6 or T4) depending on the group. The best laryngeal views will be graded before and after the anesthesiologist's postural change to improve laryngeal visualization of the patient during intubation. Subjective and objective measurement of anesthesiologists' joint flexion during intubation and discomfort ratings for the mask ventilation or intubation will be recorded.

Conditions

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Larynx

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* have experiences of more than 100 cases of endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

* have acute or chronic musculoskeletal disease or pain
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Medical Center, Seoul

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mi Ja Yun, MD, PhD

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mija Yun

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

National Medical Center, Seoul

References

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Lee HC, Yun MJ, Hwang JW, Na HS, Kim DH, Park JY. Higher operating tables provide better laryngeal views for tracheal intubation. Br J Anaesth. 2014 Apr;112(4):749-55. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet428. Epub 2013 Dec 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24355831 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SeoulNUBH-B-1003-096-012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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