Status:

COMPLETED

Endobronchial Intubation of Double-lumen Tube: Conventional Method vs Fiberoptic Bronchoscope Guide Method

Lead Sponsor:

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Conditions:

Intubation, Intratracheal

Postoperative Complications

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Double lumen tube (DLT) needs to be intubated to isolate ventilations of left and right lungs for thoracic surgery. Post-operative sore throat and hoarseness are more frequent with DLT intubation than...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) class I - III
  • Elective thoracic surgery
  • Left-sided DLT intubation for one-lung ventilation

Exclusion

  • Female, height \< 160 cm
  • Pre-existing sore throat, hoarseness or airway injury
  • Duration of surgery \> 6 h
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Cervical spine diseases
  • Presence of tracheostomy
  • Pharyngeal neoplasm or abscess which can induce mechanical airway obstruction
  • Mallampati score 4
  • Obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
  • Craniofacial anomaly
  • Cormack grade 3b or 4
  • History or high risk of difficult intubation / difficult mask ventilation
  • Patients whom the direct laryngoscopy cannot be used for, because of weak teeth or small mouth opening
  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study or from whom receive informed consent cannot be received.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

136 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03368599

Start Date

January 15 2018

End Date

January 31 2019

Last Update

September 10 2019

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 13620