Influence of videolaryngoscopy using McGrath Mac on the need for a helper to perform intubation during general anaesthesia: a multicentre randomised video-no-video trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We hypothesised that videolaryngoscopy modifies practice of tracheal intubation.

Design

Randomised single-blinded study (video and no-video groups).

Setting

Three institutions: one academic, one non-profit and one profit.

Participants

Patients >18 years, requiring orotracheal intubation, without predicted difficult intubation. Non-inclusion criterion was patients requiring a rapid-sequence intubation. 300 patients were included, 271 randomised, 256 analysed: 123 in the no-video and 133 in the video groups.

Intervention

Tracheal intubation using a McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope, the sequence being video recorded.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was the proportion of intubations where assistance is necessary on re

SUBMITTER: Belze O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature