Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of the Video and Macintosh Laryngoscope in Patients Who May be Difficult to Intubate
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborating Sponsors:
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
Conditions:
Intubation, Endotracheal
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the Video Laryngoscope (VL) is a useful instrument in patients at risk for difficult intubation. We will compare this device to the traditional Macintosh L...
Detailed Description
Despite improvements made to the traditional laryngoscope blade since its invention, occasionally intubation of the trachea cannot be accomplished with facility, even in patients with anatomy that doe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-80
- ASA I-III
- Presenting for elective surgery
- Requires general anesthesia
- Present as a possible difficult intubation (one or more of the following)
- history of difficult intubations
- morbid obesity
- small mouth opening (\<3 fingerbreadths)
- limited neck mobility
- Mallampati classes II-III
- short thyromental distance (\<6 cm)
Exclusion
- Determined to be easily intubated (none of the factors listed above)
- Considered so difficult (i.e. Mallampati IV) that an awake intubation should be performed
- ASA IV and V
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00178555
Start Date
August 1 2003
End Date
February 1 2007
Last Update
March 23 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030