Comparative Effectiveness of Intubating Devices in the Morbidly Obese
Summary
This prospective, randomized study will compare the effectiveness of 4 different airway intubating devices which are most commonly used.
The four different devices are as follows: McGrath video laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, Video-Mac video laryngoscope, and Macintosh size 4 direct laryngoscope.
Hypothesis: the use of a video laryngoscope will improve the glottic view compared to direct laryngoscopy, and secondarily, use of the video laryngoscope will reduce the time required to achieve successful tracheal intubation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. (Weight loss surgery). The three types of video laryngoscopy devices include; the Verethon GlideScope, LMA McGrath and Karl-Storz Video-Mac.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Conditions
Obesity
Intervention
MacGrath, GlideScope, Direct Macintosh 4 Laryngoscopy, Video-Mac
Location
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
California
United States
90048
Status
Enrolling by invitation
Source
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01114945
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Video-audio Media
Used with articles which include video files or clips, or for articles which are entirely video.
Video-assisted Surgery
Endoscopic surgical procedures performed with visualization via video transmission. When real-time video is combined interactively with prior CT scans or MRI images, this is called image-guided surgery (see SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED).
Video Games
A form of interactive entertainment in which the player controls electronically generated images that appear on a video display screen. This includes video games played in the home on special machines or home computers, and those played in arcades. (McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 7th ed, v19, p223)
Obesity, Abdominal
A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME X.
Thoracic Surgery, Video-assisted
Endoscopic surgery of the pleural cavity performed with visualization via video transmission.
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