NCT01683526

Safety and Efficacy of Endotracheal Intubation Using Glidescope Video-Laryngoscope

Safety and Efficacy of Endotracheal Intubation by Pulmonary Critical Care Physicians in Critically-Ill Patients Using Glidescope Video-Laryngoscope

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 117 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beth Israel Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The safety and efficacy of a video-laryngoscope as a primary intubation tool in urgent endotracheal intubation of critically-ill patients has not been well-described in the literature. This study will answer whether using a VL will impact on the efficacy and safety of intubation compared with a traditional direct laryngoscopy.

Conditions

• Respiratory Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Direct laryngoscopy
DEVICE	Video laryngoscopy (Glidescope)

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2013-04-01
• First posted: 2012-09-12
• Last updated: 2014-10-20
• Results posted: 2014-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States