Role of Airtraq Mobile to Improve Intubation Conditions With Airtraq (AirtraqMob)

Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nasal Obstruction; Arthrosis

Treatments: Device: Tracheal intubation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02510924

409/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

Airtraq sp has been proven effective for intubating patients presenting with difficult airway.

The Airtraq sp allows visualisation of the tracheal inlet only for the intubator.

By adding a smartphone with a dedicated app (Airtraq Mobile) to the Airtraq sp, the visualisation of the tracheal inlet is possible for all the airway providers.

The investigators aim to demonstrate that the addition of the Airtraq Mobile app improves success rate of intubation (primary endpoint), as well as confort of the airway provider, shortens time for intubation and reduces injury to the patients.

Full description

Airtraq sp has been proven effective for intubating patients presenting with difficult airway.

The Airtraq sp allows visualisation of the tracheal inlet only for the intubator.

By adding a smartphone with a dedicated app (Airtraq Mobile) to the Airtraq sp, the visualisation of the tracheal inlet is possible for all the airway providers.

The investigators aim to demonstrate that the addition of the Airtraq Mobile app improves success rate of intubation (primary endpoint), as well as confort of the airway provider, shortens time for intubation and reduces injury to the patients while their neck is imobilized by a cervical collar, creating a simulated difficult airway.

Patients will be included if they necessitate an elective general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria are related to difficult airway, ASA IV and patient refusal.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesia classification 1-3, elective surgey necessitating general anesthesia and intubation, patient consent

Exclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesia classification 4, patient refusal, history of difficult airway

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Tracheal intubation with Airtraq sp

Active Comparator group

Description:

Tracheal intubation with Airtraq sp.

Treatment:

Device: Tracheal intubation

Tracheal intubation with Airtraq Mobile

Experimental group

Description:

Tracheal intubation with Airtraq Mobile

Treatment:

Device: Tracheal intubation