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N/A N=40 Randomized Supportive Care

Comparison of Flexible Fibreoptic Scope With Pentax AWS Videolaryngoscope for Ease of Intubation During Awake Intubation

Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Total Time Taken to Complete the Procedure of Awake Intubation — 900; 651 seconds

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Flexible fibreoptic scope (Device); Pentax AWS videolaryngoscope (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Primary completion
Jul 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Total Time Taken to Complete the Procedure of Awake Intubation
900; 651
SECONDARY
Intubation Time
420; 183

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify whether Pentax Airway Scope (AWS) videolaryngoscope would be a more effective device compared to flexible fibreoptic scope (FOS) for awake intubation in a difficult airway.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with cervical spine disease presenting for cervical spinal surgery and requiring awake intubation under local anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
  • Patients with anticipated difficult airway include those with Mallampati class 3 and above, other signs such as limited neck movement and limited jaw protrusion will be include in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children below 18 years of age, pregnant mothers and patients presenting with airway pathology will be excluded.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02614924). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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