Video-stylet for Nasotracheal Intubation in Limited Mouth Opening Patient

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Treatments: Device: fiberoptic bronchoscope; Device: video-stylet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01917435

KMUH-IRB-20120254

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficiency of the Video-stylet (Trachway ®) and the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in facilitation of nasotracheal intubation in limited mouth opening patients.

Enrollment: 80 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. limited mouth open ,mouth open < 3 cm
5. unlimited neck motion

Exclusion criteria

1. Ankylosing arthritis patients.
2. BMI≧35 kg/m2

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

fiberoptic bronchoscope

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental: fiberoptic bronchoscope fiberoptic bronchoscope is used to facilitate for nasotracheal intubation.

Treatment:

Device: fiberoptic bronchoscope

video-stylet

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental: video-stylet video-stylet is used to facilitate for nasotracheal intubation.

Treatment:

Device: video-stylet