A Comparative Study of Airtraq Versus Macintosh Laryngoscope for Endotracheal Intubation by First Year Resident
NCT ID: NCT04386356
Last Updated: 2020-05-27
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Basic Information
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60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-02-01
2020-12-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In spite of endotracheal intubation being a lifesaving skill, problems like delayed intubation, misplaced tracheal tube, or airway trauma are frequently encountered, and can cause death or hypoxic brain damage. The magnitude of problems during airway management constitute 17% of anaesthesia closed claims in UK, with difficult intubation being the most common at a rate of 5%.The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Closed Claims Project (ASACCP) reports that though the proportion of claims for respiratory complications decreased from 34% in the 1970s to 15% in the 1990s, the 'big three' (inadequate ventilation, oesophageal intubation, and difficult tracheal intubation) still accounted for \>50% of claims leading to death or permanent brain damage.
Direct laryngoscopy (DL) remains the gold standard technique for securing the airway. Successful DL involves the creation of a new (non-anatomic) visual axis, through maximal alignment of the axes of the oral and pharyngeal cavities and displacement of the tongue that requires manipulations of head, neck and larynx and other stressful movements. These manipulations of the airway have numerous adverse implications including significant hemodynamic disturbances, cervical instability, injury to oral and pharyngeal tissues, and dental damage. It is thus, a complicated technical skill with a variable learning curve and requires regular training, experience, and practice to acquire and maintain.
The video laryngoscope (VL) is a recently developed device with a camera and light source on the tip of its blade that provides indirect glottic view. The Airtraq laryngoscope is a recently developed video laryngoscope. It has an anatomically shaped blade which contains two parallel channels, one, the guiding channel, for the insertion of the endotracheal tube (ETT) and the other, the optical channel, containing a series of lenses, prisms, and mirrors that transfer the image from the illuminated tip to a proximal viewfinder, giving a high-quality wide-angle view of the glottis and surrounding structures.
As compared to DL, Airtraq VL requires the application of lesser force to the base of the tongue and is thus less likely to stimulate stress response and induce local tissue injury, produces less cervical movement, and has a faster learning curve relative to DL. It has also been demonstrated to be beneficial in the difficult airway scenario, when compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope, by reducing the number of failed intubations, the duration of intubation attempts and the amount of airway manipulation required, making them suitable for use by medical personnel who intubate infrequently.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate learning and performance of tracheal intubation by first year anaesthesia trainee using either Airtraq VL or Macintosh laryngoscopes.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
On the day of surgery, the baseline airway variables and the baseline hemodynamic values will be recorded. An investigator not involved in assessing the patient outcome will open the sealed envelope according to the serial number of the patient enrolled into the study.
Following standard induction technique of preoxygenation with 100% oxygen, injection fentanyl, injection propofol, injection veruronium and mixture of isoflurane and oxygen, tracheal intubation will then be performed by first year anaesthesia trainee using either Airtraq or Macintosh laryngoscope according to the randomization sequence supervised by an experienced anaesthesiologist and data recorded by an independent observer.
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Orotracheal intubation with macintosh laryngoscope
Following standard intubation protocol, tracheal intubation will be performed by first year anaesthesia trainee using Macintosh laryngoscope according to the randomization sequence supervised by an experienced anaesthesiologist and data recorded by an independent observer on one group of patients.
Duration of intubation attempt, failed intubation, optimization maneuvers required to perform tracheal intubation, glottic view according to the Cormack and Lehane grading will be evaluated. Similarly, the maximum fall in oxygen saturation during intubation, HR, SBP and DBP will be documented immediately following intubation and then every 5 minutes till the end of surgery. The occurrence of minor complications (visible trauma to lip or oral mucosa, and presence of blood on laryngoscope blade), and the postoperative sore throat and hoarseness will be evaluated at the end of surgery in the postoperative recovery room.
No interventions assigned to this group
Orotracheal intubation with Airtraq Video Laryngoscope
Following standard intubation protocol, tracheal intubation will be performed by first year anaesthesia trainee using Airtraq video laryngoscope according to the randomization sequence supervised by an experienced anaesthesiologist and data recorded by an independent observer on one group of patients.
Duration of intubation attempt, failed intubation, optimization maneuvers required to perform tracheal intubation, glottic view according to the Cormack and Lehane grading will be evaluated. Similarly, the maximum fall in oxygen saturation during intubation, HR, SBP and DBP will be documented immediately following intubation and then every 5 minutes till the end of surgery. The occurrence of minor complications (visible trauma to lip or oral mucosa, and presence of blood on laryngoscope blade), and the postoperative sore throat and hoarseness will be evaluated at the end of surgery in the postoperative recovery room.
Orotracheal intubation with either Macintosh laryngoscope versus Airtraq video laryngoscope
Tracheal intubation will be performed by first year anaesthesia trainee using either Macintosh laryngoscope or Airtraq video laryngoscope according to the randomization sequence supervised by an experienced anaesthesiologist and data recorded by an independent observer on one group of patients.
Interventions
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Orotracheal intubation with either Macintosh laryngoscope versus Airtraq video laryngoscope
Tracheal intubation will be performed by first year anaesthesia trainee using either Macintosh laryngoscope or Airtraq video laryngoscope according to the randomization sequence supervised by an experienced anaesthesiologist and data recorded by an independent observer on one group of patients.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Age group 16-65 years of either gender
3. Patient requiring orotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Patient with predicted difficult airway (such as mouth opening \<2 cm),
3. Patient having gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatus hernia, and pregnancy.
16 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr Sabin Bhandari
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Sabin Bhandari, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
Locations
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B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharān, Koshi, Nepal
Countries
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References
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490/076/077
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