Video-stylet for Nasotracheal Intubation

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Intubation, Difficult

Treatments: Device: video-stylet; Device: conventional laryngoscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01917409

KMUH-IRB-20120320

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare conventional laryngoscopy with video-stylet (Trachway) for nasotracheal intubation in patients undergoing oro-maxillo-facial surgery.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III
2. aged 20-65 years
3. Requiring Nasotracheal Intubation under general anesthesia
4. unlimited mouth open
5. unlimited neck motion

Exclusion criteria

1. mouth open < 3 cm
2. Ankylosing arthritis patients.
3. BMI≧35 kg/m2

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional laryngoscopy

Experimental group

Description:

experimental conventional laryngoscopy group: laryngoscope is used to assist for nasotracheal intubation.

Treatment:

Device: conventional laryngoscopy

video-stylet

Experimental group

Description:

experimental video-stylet group:video-stylet is used to guide nasotracheal tube into trachea

Treatment:

Device: video-stylet