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NCT Number: NCT05121701

Covid-19 Pandemic and Use of Video Laryngoscopy

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes a highly contagious infection with the highest viral load in the upper respiratory secretions. Despite using personal protective equipment, SARS-CoV-2 contamination to the healthcare personnel is possible during the airway management of infected patients. Direct laryngoscopy remains as the most common method for endotracheal intubation. Our study aimed to compare the use of video laryngoscopy with direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in adult patients receiving general anesthesia for elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Pneumonia

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Erzurum City Hospital

Erzurum, 25100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ASA I-II
  • Elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • Intraoral or neck surgery
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • delayed gastric emptying
  • pregnancy
  • scoliosis

Treatment and study plan

Videolaryngoscope

Device

C-MAC PM-Karl Storz

Macintosh laryngoscope

Device

Laryngoscope

Primary outcomes

  1. Intubation time

    Time frame: First 5 minutes of the operation

    Time from Beginning of Intubation to Full Ventilation of the Lungs

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intubation Comfort

    Time frame: First 5 minutes of the operation

    Scale(0=bad, 1=moderate, 2=good 3=very good)

  2. Cormack-Lehane Scoring

    Time frame: First 5 minutes of the operation

    Scale(1= Full view of glottis, 2=Partial view of glottis 3=Only epiglottis seen, none of glottis seen 4=Neither glottis nor epiglottis seen)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Van Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Airway Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of Direct Laryngoscopy Versus Video Laryngoscopy

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 16, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 9, 2022

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