Evaluation of the Efficacy of Ambu® aScope for Intubation in Cancer Tongue

mahmoud salem soliman

Status: Completed

Conditions: Difficult Intubation

Treatments: Device: ambu ascope; Device: fibreroptic bronchoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03999476

intubation in cancer tongue

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares the ascope with standard fiberscope using the nasal route of intubation in patient having sever difficult airway (having posterior one third cancer tongue with fixed mobility)

Full description

patient will be allocated into two group according to the type of endoscope used group (F) fibro scope group and group (A) the ambu ascope group The timer will be started (T0), when touching the fiberscope or a scope. The standard fiberscope or a scope2 will be introduced through the nostril and advanced through the vocal cords, once carina identified the time will be recorded ( T1) When correct positioning of the trachea confirmed by detection of the end-tidal co2 curve on capnography (T2).

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult patients of ASA physical status I and II who will be scheduled for posterior third fixed cancer tongue with severe difficult airway requiring naso-tracheal intubation
2. aged 18-70 years

Exclusion criteria

1. ASA 2 or 4
2. pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

ambu scope

Experimental group

Description:

intubation of cancer tongue patients with ambu scope device

Treatment:

Device: ambu ascope

fiberoptic

Active Comparator group

Description:

intubation of cancer tongue patients with fiberoptic device

Treatment:

Device: fibreroptic bronchoscope