Stylet Use for McGrath Videolaryngoscope

Ajou University School of Medicine

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Orotracheal Intubation

Treatments: Drug: rocuronium; Device: McGrath videolaryngoscope with Intubating stylet (Mallinckrodt); Device: McGrath videolaryngoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02642367

AJIRB-MED-DE4-15-345

Details and patient eligibility

About

The routine use of a styletted endotracheal tube during videolaryngoscopy is advocated by some manufacturers, but styletted endotracheal tube can elicit rare but potentially serious complications. We compared the intubation time and success rate whether or not use of stylet for endotracheal intubation with McGrath videolaryngoscope.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II undergoing orotracheal intubation for elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

• cervical spine injury
• rapid sequence induction
• body mass index> 35 kg/m2
• airway pathology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

no use of stylet

Experimental group

Description:

Endotracheal intubation was performed 2 min after rocuronium injection without use of stylet with McGrath videolaryngoscope after endotracheal tube was rolled up circularly for 3 min

Treatment:

Device: McGrath videolaryngoscope

Drug: rocuronium

use of stylet

Active Comparator group

Description:

Endotracheal intubation was performed 2 min after rocuronium injection using a styletted endotracheal tube with McGrath videolaryngoscope

Treatment:

Device: McGrath videolaryngoscope with Intubating stylet (Mallinckrodt)

Drug: rocuronium