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GlideScope® Versus Macintosh Laryngoscope for Post-thyroidectomy Assessment of Vocal Cord Mobility

NCT03834597 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-02-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Vocal cord dysfunction is a serious post-thyroidectomy complication. This can lead to various postoperative clinical consequences as hoarseness of voice, aspiration or stridor . It is also one of the common reasons for post-thyroidectomy malpractice claims.

This study will compare GlideScope® with Macintosh laryngoscope regarding accuracy of assessment of post-thyroidectomy vocal cord mobility.

Conditions

  • Complication, Postoperative

Interventions

DEVICE

conventional Macintosh laryngoscope

After closure of surgical, anesthesiologist will perform the conventional Macintosh laryngoscope to assess post-thyroidectomy vocal cord mobility.

DEVICE

GlideScope®

Patient will be left for a while until hemodynamic stabilization then examination with GlideScope® will be commenced to assess postthyroidectomy vocal cord mobility by another experienced anesthesiologist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-06
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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