Double-lumen Tube Intubation Technique to Reduce Laryngeal Injuries

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Laryngeal Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: 180 degrees rotation; Procedure: 90 degrees rotation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01441362

JHBahk_DLT_180

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to devise the method to reduce laryngeal injuries during double-lumen tube intubation.

Enrollment: 154 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

• Preoperative hoarseness or sore throat
• History of upper airway diseases
• Anticipated difficult airway
• Operation time longer than 6 hours

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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154 participants in 2 patient groups

90 degrees rotation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Double-lumen tube intubation with 90 degrees rotation

Treatment:

Procedure: 90 degrees rotation

180 degrees rotation

Experimental group

Description:

Double-lumen tube intubation with 180 degrees rotation

Treatment:

Procedure: 180 degrees rotation