Status:

COMPLETED

Modified Angled Tube vs. Conventional Angled Tube in Double-lumen Endotracheal Tube Intubation

Lead Sponsor:

Samsung Medical Center

Conditions:

Intubation, Intratracheal

Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators are trying to compare the individually modified-angled tube and the conventional-angled tube in ease of double lumen endotracheal tube insertion and the incidence of related postoper...

Detailed Description

Inserting a double lumen endotracheal tube is somewhat more difficult than a single lumen tube intubation because of its larger outer diameter and the more rigid feature. Moreover, the airway axes (or...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects undergoing thoracic surgery under one lung ventilation
  • Subjects older than 20 yrs who can give written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Those who need rapid sequence intubation
  • Those with cervical spinal disease (cervical spinal injury, rheumatoid arthritis with atlantoaxial subluxation)
  • Those with oropharyngeal obstructive disease (including tumor, foreign body)
  • Those who are expected prolonged intubation after surgery
  • Those who are pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02190032

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

February 24 2015

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea, 135-710