A noninferiority trial comparing left paratracheal pressure versus cricoid pressure on tracheal intubation conditions using the Pentax Airway Scope.

ABSTRACT: There are no studies evaluating the effect of left paratracheal pressure (PP) on difficulty of intubation using Pentax Airway Scope (Pentax), so we conducted this study to show that PP was not inferior to cricoid pressure (CP) in intubation time using the Pentax. Patients aged 19-70 years, with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1 or 2, and undergoing otorhinolaryngological, gynecological surgery, and cholecystectomy at a single university hospital were enrolled. Intubation was performed using the Pentax under PP or CP of 30 N. The primary outcome was intubation time, and the secondary outcomes were tube advancement difficulty and glottis view. The mean difference in intubation time (PP group - CP group) was - 4.19 s (95% CI - 8.24 to - 0.15), which was within the non

SUBMITTER: Kim HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9519916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature