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Optimal Head and Neck Position for Videolaryngoscopy

NCT03810937 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2019-01-25

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Summary

The introduction of videolaryngoscopy constituted a revolution in airway management since it could provide better laryngeal exposure (indirect) in situations of difficult or impossible visualization by direct laryngoscopy. The use of Videolaryngoscopes, however, does not always guarantee adequate exposure or end up always in successful tracheal intubation. Failed tracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopy has been reported. We hypothesized that may be the failure was due to omitting some preparatory steps, including optimal head positioning, leading to a less than expected exposure and/or difficult or impossible intubation. There are no recommendations currently from the scientific organizations regarding the optimal head position when using a GlideScope and it is unknown currently whether head position can affect visualization or tracheal intubation attempts when using this device.

Conditions

  • Airway Complication of Anesthesia

Interventions

OTHER

head position

head positioning in sniffing or flat position

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MUNIR H BAMADHAJ, MD · King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2019-02-01
Completion
2019-03-01

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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