Rigid Video Stylet Vs Conventional Lightwand Intubation (Optiscope)

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hoarseness; Intubation; Sorethroat

Treatments: Device: Conventional lightwand intubation; Device: Rigid video stylet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02073786

Optiscope_SNUH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lightwand is a useful alternative device for intubation but scooping movement can induce damage and microbleeding of oral mucosa, postoperative hoarseness,sore throat. Optiscope is rigid video stylet which has camera on distal tip of device. In many previous studies, rigid video stylet has proven advantages compared with other intubating devices.

Enrollment: 168 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients scheduled for cervical spine surgery under general anesthesia
• aged between 20- 80 yrs

Exclusion criteria

• Patient who disagrees to participate this study
• Patient who has history of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, previous airway surgery, an increased risk of aspiration, coagulation disorders
• Patient who has congenital or acquired abnormalities of the upper airway, tumours, polyps, trauma, abscesses, inflammation or foreign bodies in the upper airway

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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168 participants in 2 patient groups

Lightwand

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional lightwand intubation will performe for intubation

Treatment:

Device: Conventional lightwand intubation

Optiscope

Experimental group

Description:

Rigid video stylet, manufactural named Optiscope, will perform for intubation

Treatment:

Device: Rigid video stylet