Status:
COMPLETED
Videolaryngoscopes for Double Lumen Tube Intubations
Lead Sponsor:
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Conditions:
Thoracic Surgery
Need for Double Lumen Tubes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction: Compared with the Macintosh laryngoscopy (MAC), the videolaryngoscopes (VL) provide superior glottis views and longer times to double-lumen tube (DLT) intubation. We hypothesize that the...
Detailed Description
Several regional surveys among thoracic anesthesiologists showed that the double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLT) is still the first choice for lung separation.\[1-3\] The introduction of videolaryngos...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status II/III
- Elective thoracic procedures
Exclusion
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification class III to IV
- forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) less than 50% of predicted values
- forced vital capacity (FVC) less than 50% of predicted values
- severe asthma
- pregnancy
- risk of regurgitation
- risk of pulmonary aspiration
- history of gastro-esophageal reflux
- body mass index more than 40 kg m-2
- anticipated difficult intubation
- preoperative postoperative ventilatory support
- planned postoperative ventilatory support
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
133 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02305667
Start Date
May 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
January 24 2017
Active Locations (1)
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1
King Fahd Hospital of the University
Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, 31952