Comparison of the success rate of tracheal intubation between stylet and bougie with a hyperangulated videolaryngoscope: a randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
When difficult tracheal intubation is anticipated and a hyperangulated videolaryngoscope is used, the success rate of the first attempt is higher when a bougie is used compared with a stylet.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged > 20 years scheduled for elective surgery under GA requiring tracheal intubation, with factors predicting difficult tracheal intubation
- Participants
- 166 patients
- Comparison
- Bougie vs stylet as adjunct with a hyperangulated videolaryngoscope
- Bougien = 83
- Styletn = 83reference
- Primary endpoint
- Success rate of the first tracheal intubation attempt
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.032
Secondary outcomes
Patients needing two attempts
P = 0.018
Intubation achieved after a third attempt
Safety
Sore throat, dysphagia and hoarseness
- No significant difference between the two groups
Original publication
Comparison of the success rate of tracheal intubation between stylet and bougie with a hyperangulated videolaryngoscope: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia. Published 19 December 2023. doi:10.
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