Vie Scope® versus videolaryngoscopy in expected difficult airways: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The management of patients with an anticipated difficult airway remains challenging. We evaluated laryngeal visualization with the recently introduced Vie Scope® as a straight blade laryngoscope consisting of an illuminated tube necessitating bougie-facilitated intubation vs Macintosh videolaryngoscopy.

Methods

We conducted a prospective randomized controlled noninferiority trial. Patients undergoing elective ear, nose, and throat or oral and maxillofacial surgery with an anticipated difficult airway were randomized 1:1 to receive tracheal intubation with the Vie Scope or Macintosh videolaryngoscope (C-MAC®). The primary outcome measure was laryngeal visualization by the percentage of glottis opening (POGO) scale. Secondary outcome measures were the time to successfu

SUBMITTER: Petzoldt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature