Comparative Effectiveness of Intubating Devices in the Morbidly Obese
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | May 2010 |
| End Date: | October 2011 |
A Prospective Study Comparing Video Laryngoscopy Devices to Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
This prospective, randomized study will compare the effectiveness of 4 different airway
intubating devices which are most commonly used.
The four different devices are as follows: McGrath video laryngoscope, GlideScope video
laryngoscope, Video-Mac video laryngoscope, and Macintosh size 4 direct laryngoscope.
intubating devices which are most commonly used.
The four different devices are as follows: McGrath video laryngoscope, GlideScope video
laryngoscope, Video-Mac video laryngoscope, and Macintosh size 4 direct laryngoscope.
Hypothesis: the use of a video laryngoscope will improve the glottic view compared to direct
laryngoscopy, and secondarily, use of the video laryngoscope will reduce the time required
to achieve successful tracheal intubation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. (Weight
loss surgery). The three types of video laryngoscopy devices include; the Verethon
GlideScope, LMA McGrath and Karl-Storz Video-Mac.
laryngoscopy, and secondarily, use of the video laryngoscope will reduce the time required
to achieve successful tracheal intubation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. (Weight
loss surgery). The three types of video laryngoscopy devices include; the Verethon
GlideScope, LMA McGrath and Karl-Storz Video-Mac.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a documented body mass index (BMI) of >35.
- Patients scheduled to undergo inpatient surgery procedures under general anesthesia.
- Willingness and ability to sign an informed consent document
- 18 - 80 years of age
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class II- III adults of either sex.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are deemed to be such a significant of an airway risk that they
necessitate awake fiberoptic intubation
- Patients with a history facial abnormalities, oral-pharyngeal cancer or
reconstructive surgery
- Emergency surgeries
- Pregnancy
- The inability to tolerate 0.2mg of glycopyrrolate based on tachycardia.
- Any other conditions or use of any medication which may interfere with the conduct of
the study.
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