Status:
COMPLETED
Video-laryngoscope With a Novel Video-stylet for Difficult Intubation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Louisville
Conditions:
Difficult Endotracheal Intubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We propose to enroll 140 subjects scheduled for elective or urgent/emergent surgery with general anesthesia including endotracheal intubation. Patients qualify for the trial if they are considered a d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- BMI \> 35
- Thyromental distance \< 6 cm
- Sterno-mental distance \< 12 cm
- Mallampati grade 3 and 4
- Interincisor distance \< 38 mm
- Status of dentition: presence of buckteeth
- Neck movement \< 35°
- Neck circumference \>43 cm at the level of the thyroid cartilage
- Patients with immobilized cervical spine (C-collar in place).
- History of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation
Exclusion
- Full stomach
- Hiatal hernia
- Severe GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Tumors of the upper airway
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01215695
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
September 8 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202