First‐attempt awake tracheal intubation success rate using a hyperangulated unchannelled videolaryngoscope vs. a channelled videolaryngoscope in patients with anticipated difficult airway: a randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
In patients with anticipated difficult airway, first-attempt awake tracheal intubation success rate was higher with the C-MAC D-Blade compared with Airtraq laryngoscopy. No difference was found between the two videolaryngoscopes in overall tracheal intubation success rate.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 y) with anticipated difficult airway scheduled for elective or emergency surgery under GA requiring awake tracheal intubation under local anaesthesia and conscious sedation
- Participants
- 90 adults
- Comparison
- C-MAC D-Blade vs Airtraq videolaryngoscope for awake tracheal intubation
- C-MAC D-Bladen = 45
- Airtraqn = 45reference
- Primary endpoint
- First-attempt tracheal intubation success rate
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.006
Secondary outcomes
Intubation at second and third attempt · events/value = second attempt
P = 0.006
Third attempt C-MAC D-Blade 3/45 (7%) · Airtraq 1/45 (2%)
Overall tracheal intubation success rate · no significant difference
P = 0.494
Original publication
First‐attempt awake tracheal intubation success rate using a hyperangulated unchannelled videolaryngoscope vs. a channelled videolaryngoscope in patients with anticipated difficult airway: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia. Published 29 July 2024. doi:10.
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