The impact of a barrier enclosure on time to tracheal intubation: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Novel devices such as the barrier enclosure were developed in hopes of improving provider safety by limiting SARS-CoV-2 transmission during tracheal intubation. Nevertheless, concerns arose regarding a lack of rigorous efficacy and safety data for these devices. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of the barrier enclosure on time to tracheal intubation.

Method

After Research Ethics Board approval, elective surgical patients with normal airway predictors were randomly allocated 1:1 to tracheal intubation with or without a barrier enclosure. The primary outcome was time to tracheal intubation. Secondary outcomes included first-pass success rate, total time of airway manipulation, anesthesiologists' perception of intubation difficulty, like

SUBMITTER: Jen TTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8109846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature