Evaluation of Video Laryngoscopes in Difficult Airway (SWIVIT I)

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intubation; Difficult

Treatments: Procedure: Intubation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01692535

106/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this multicenter study the investigators are going to evaluate the use of six different videolaryngoscopes in patients undergoing elective surgery requiring general anesthesia with intubation. The investigators are hypothesizing that these six videolaryngoscopes will succeed for intubation at first attempt in at least 90% of all cases using a difficult airway simulation with extrication collars. As gold standard, a standard Macintosh blade is being used.

The study consists of 6 arms. Each arm includes 120 patients, sums up to a total of 720 patients.

Enrollment: 720 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• elective surgery with general anesthesia requiring intubation
• >18years old
• ASA I-III

Exclusion criteria

• known or presumed difficult airway
• risk of pulmonary aspiration
• refusing to participate

Trial design

720 participants in 6 patient groups

GlideScope

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

Airtraq

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

McGrath MAC

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

King Vision

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

A.P. Advance

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation

C-MAC

Experimental group

Description:

intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Intubation