Comparison of Different Stylet Angles for Orotracheal Intubation Using C-MAC® Video Laryngoscopes in Infants

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intubation

Treatments: Other: Style curve similar to natural curvature of endotracheal tube; Other: Style curve similar to hockey stick shape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04745936

H2011-196-1178

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the difference in stylet curvature affects the ease of tracheal intubation using C-MAC videolaryngoscope in infants under 1 year of age.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

① Infants under 1 year old scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

② American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I, II

Exclusion criteria

• Any pulmonary disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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114 participants in 2 patient groups

C-curve group (group C)

Experimental group

Description:

In group C, stylet curvature is made similar to the natural curvature of endotracheal tube.

Treatment:

Other: Style curve similar to natural curvature of endotracheal tube

Hockey stick curve group (group H)

Active Comparator group

Description:

In group H, stylet curvature is made similar to hockey stick shape.

Treatment:

Other: Style curve similar to hockey stick shape