Clinical Outcome of Endotracheal Intubation in Non-trauma Patients

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adverse Effects of Endotracheal Intubation

Treatments: Device: Macintosh Laryngoscope Vs Video Laryngoscope

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05795231

AlexandriaU-LutherM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will involve all adult patients visiting the Alexandria University main hospitals' Emergency department for reasons other than trauma that will require assisted ventilation via endotracheal intubation. Those pre-intubated or intubated post CPR will not be included. The main aim is to evaluate the clinical outcome (complications) of emergency endotracheal intubation and to correlate the incidence and nature of complications associated with tracheal intubations to demographic data and patient characteristics.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients of both sex with a life threatening impairment of the cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological system requiring emergency endotracheal intubation in the emergency department of Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• • Patients who are less than 18 years of age.

  • Patients intubated out of the hospital.
  • Trauma patients.
  • Patients intubated for cardiac arrest.
  • Failed intubation in the field

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Gender Based

Description:

Male patients will be compared to female patients with regards to incidence of complications

Treatment:

Device: Macintosh Laryngoscope Vs Video Laryngoscope

Age Based

Description:

Various age groups will be evaluated to determine vulnerable age groups

Treatment:

Device: Macintosh Laryngoscope Vs Video Laryngoscope