NCT02634047

Use of McGrath Videolaryngoscope to Assist Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Insertion in Intubated Patients

Use of McGrath Videolaryngoscope to Assist Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Insertion in Intubated Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Antalya Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the difference in the first attempt and overall success rate of different techniques for insertion of transesophageal echocardiography. Secondary aim is to investigate the difference of the duration of insertion using the selected technique, complications during insertion such as oropharyngeal mucosal injury and hematoma.

Detailed description

Eighty adult patients, who received general anaesthesia for elective open heart surgeries that required transesophageal echocardiography insertion, will be randomized by means of a computer-generated randomization order into two groups: Conventional group (Group C), and videolaryngoscope group (group VL). Success rate of the selected technique (first attempt and overall), duration of insertion for selected technique, complications such as oropharyngeal mucosal injury and hematoma will be noted.

Conditions

• Other Complications of Surgical and Medical Procedures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	conventional technique	transesophageal echocardiography probe was inserted using a traditional blind insertion technique.
DEVICE	videolaryngoscope technique	transesophageal echocardiography probe was advanced into esophagus under direct vision using videolaryngoscope

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2015-12-17
• Last updated: 2015-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)