Thermosoftening of Double-lumen Tube for Airway Exchanger Catheter

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hoarseness; Sore Throat; Intubation Complication

Treatments: Procedure: non-thermosoftening; Procedure: thermosoftening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03846713

JHBahk_DLT_AEC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of double-lumen tube thermal-softening before intubation on the success rate of tube exchange by airway exchange catheter.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that requires bronchoscopy study before the placement of double-lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

• Preoperative hoarseness or a sore throat
• History of upper airway diseases
• Anticipated difficult airway

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

non-thermosoftening

Active Comparator group

Description:

Double-lumen tube is put into a bottle of normal saline at room temperature (25°C) before intubation.

Treatment:

Procedure: non-thermosoftening

thermosoftening

Experimental group

Description:

Double-lumen tube is put into a bottle of warm normal saline (40°C) before intubation.

Treatment:

Procedure: thermosoftening