Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
The effects of video double-lumen tubes on intubation complications in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: A randomised controlled study
Primary result · Moderate-to-severe tracheal injuryResult — go to the resultRelative risk 1.38 95% CI 0.97–1.95Authors' conclusion
There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of moderate-to-severe tracheal injury and vocal cord injury between DLTs and VDLTs. While improving the first-attempt success rate, intubation with VDLT increased the incidence of postoperative 24 h sore throat and hoarseness.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery with OLV, Xuzhou Cancer Hospital, China, January–June 2023
- Participants
- 182 patients
- Comparison
- Video double-lumen tube vs conventional double-lumen tube for intubation
- Double-lumen tube (DLT)n = 90reference
- VDLTn = 92
- Primary endpoint
- Incidence of moderate-to-severe tracheal injury and incidence of vocal cord injury (recorded by fibreoptic bronchoscope)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Primary result
Moderate-to-severe tracheal injury
Relative risk
1.38
95% CI 0.97–1.95
P = 0.077
Events by treatment group
VDLT vs DLT
RR 1.38 (95% CI 0.97–1.95); P = 0.077
As reported in the abstract
Secondary outcomes
Vocal cord injury (co-primary)
P = 0.449
Safety
| Outcome | RR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative sore throat · 24 hSignificantly higher in the VDLT group | 1.63 (1.03–2.57) | P = 0.032 | |
| Postoperative hoarseness · 24 hSignificantly higher in the VDLT group | 1.48 (1.06–2.06) | P = 0.018 | |
| 0.20.5125Relative risk (log scale) |
Original publication
The effects of video double-lumen tubes on intubation complications in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: A randomised controlled study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 30 January 2024. doi:10.
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