Status:
COMPLETED
VieScope Versus Direct Laryngoscopic Intubation
Lead Sponsor:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Conditions:
Airway Management
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients requiring endotracheal intubation for elective surgery without expected difficult airway are randomized to be intubated either by a) VieScope or b) conventional direct laryngoscopy.
Detailed Description
Endotracheal intubation is required for different surgical procedures for mechanical ventilation and to prevent aspiration of secretions. Endotracheal intubation is usually performed by direct laryngo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients requiring general anesthesia with transoral tracheal intubation for elective surgery
- Age ≥ 18
- Preoperative airway assessment reveals an expected non-difficult airway (rated by the responsible anesthetist in the Pre-assessment Clinic based on the existing in-house algorithm)
Exclusion
- Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
- Confirmed indications for awake fiberoptic intubation especially due to enoral, pharyngeal tumors, abscesses or other processes
- Planned endotracheal intubation without deep anesthesia or neuromuscular blocking agents (e.g. awake videolaryngoscopy)
- Required transnasal tracheal intubation (e.g. for surgical reasons)
- Requirement of special endotracheal tubes such as laser or RAE tubes for surgical reasons
- Patients at risk for pulmonary aspiration who qualify for rapid sequence induction
- Loose teeth
- Denial of consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 26 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04724408
Start Date
January 26 2021
End Date
March 1 2021
Last Update
April 8 2021
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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 20246