Intubation without use of stylet for McGrath videolaryngoscopy in patients with expected normal airway: A randomized noninferiority trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During McGrath videolaryngoscope (VL) intubation, a styletted endotracheal tube maintaining an upward distal tip angle is recommended by some manufacturers. However, a styletted endotracheal tube can elicit rare but potentially serious complications. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that a nonstyletted tube with exaggerated curvature would be noninferior to a styletted tube for orotracheal intubation using McGrath VL in patients with expected normal airway, by comparing the time to intubation and ease of intubation.

Methods

One hundred forty patients, ages 19 to 70 years (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II), undergoing tracheal intubation for elective surgery were randomly allocated to the nonstylet group (n = 70) or the stylet

SUBMITTER: Kwak HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5134778 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature