The Effect of Intubation Method on Outcome of Cervical Spine Surgery

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Pain

Treatments: Procedure: cervical spine surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00413569

0610008805

Details and patient eligibility

About

The specific aim of this study is to demonstrate that inserting a breathing tube using a standard laryngoscope with the patient fully anesthetized is a safe and effective means of securing the airway in a patient with cervical spine disk herniation or stenosis. The two groups compared are composed of those who are intubated with direct laryngoscopy and those who are intubated with a fiberoptic scope.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age for cervical disk herniation or cervical spine surgery by either Drs Snow or Lavyne from 1998-2006.

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable (broken) cervical spine