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Randomised comparison of Pentax AirwayScope and Glidescope for tracheal intubation in patients with normal airway anatomy

2009; Wiley; Volume: 64; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06032.x

ISSN

1365-2044

Autores

Wendy H. Teoh, M. K. Shah, Angelia Sia,

Tópico(s)

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Resumo

Summary We compared intubating characteristics of the Pentax AirwayScope and Glidescope in a randomised controlled trial involving 140 patients. We found significantly shorter intubation times with mean (SD) 21.3 (12.3) vs 30.2 (13.2) s, lower intubating difficulty scores 4.4 (10.4) vs 12.8 (16.3) p < 0.001, and better grade 1 laryngeal views with the Pentax AirwayScope (95.7 vs 81.4%, p = 0.015). Significantly more optimisation manoeuvres were needed to successfully intubate with the Glidescope, with significant inability to align the tip of the tracheal tube with the glottic opening with the Glidescope in 9 (13%) vs no patients, p = 0.013. There was more mucosal bleeding (4 (5.7%) vs 1 (1.4%), p = 0.366), more lip bleeding (3 (4.3%) vs 1 (1.4%), p = 0.620) and significantly more postoperative sorethroat, 13 (18.6%) vs 0, p < 0.001 associated with the Glidescope.

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