Intubation During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Medical University of Warsaw

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endotracheal Intubation

Treatments: Device: ETView SL; Device: Macintosh laryngoscope; Device: TruView EVO2 laryngoscope; Device: TruView EVO2 PCD laryngoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02804451

03/02/2016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to compare the intubation time and effectiveness, the grade of larynx visibility, and the ease of intubation in adults performed by nurses using 4 devices: a Macintosh blade laryngoscope (MAC), and a TruView EVO2 (EVO2), TruView EVO2 PCD (PCD), and ETView SL (ETView) laryngoscope, in simulated CPR settings with and without CC.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• had not received any training in endotracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopy before the study,
• had nursing specialization in anaesthesiology or emergency medicine,
• presented with no wrist or low back diseases or pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

• not meet the above criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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47 participants in 2 patient groups

Intubation without chest compression

Experimental group

Description:

normal airway, without chest compression during intubation.

Treatment:

Device: TruView EVO2 PCD laryngoscope

Device: TruView EVO2 laryngoscope

Device: Macintosh laryngoscope

Device: ETView SL

Intubation with uninterrupted chest compression

Experimental group

Description:

normal airway, with continuous chest compressions

Treatment:

Device: TruView EVO2 PCD laryngoscope

Device: TruView EVO2 laryngoscope

Device: Macintosh laryngoscope

Device: ETView SL