KoMAC Videolaryngoscope for Double-lumen Intubation

Ajou University School of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intubation

Treatments: Device: Macintosh Laryngoscope; Device: KoMAC videolaryngoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03677505

AJIRB-MED-OBS-18-286

Details and patient eligibility

About

KoMAC videolaryngoscope is a portable intubating device with an angulated single-use blade of adjustable size and a liquid crystal display monitor mounted on top of the handle, which is similar in shape to the McGrath videolaryngoscope. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the KoMAC videolaryngoscope for double-lumen intubation regarding intubation time, laryngeal view and ease of intubation, compared to Macintosh laryngoscope.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients scheduled for thoracic surgery requiring one lung ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• predicted difficult airway
• rapid sequence intubation
• cervical injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

KoMAC group

Experimental group

Description:

Orotracheal intubation with KoMAC videolaryngoscope

Treatment:

Device: KoMAC videolaryngoscope

Macintosh group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Orotracheal intubation with Macintosh laryngoscope

Treatment:

Device: Macintosh Laryngoscope