NCT02664532

Miller Straight Blade vs Macintosh Blade

Miller Straight Blade With Paraglossal Technique Compared to the Macintosh Blade in Respect to Visualization of Larynx and Ease of Intubation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tata Main Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this prospective open labeled randomized study was to compare the "laryngoscopic glottis view" as well as "ease of intubation" between the two blades in routine intubations in non-difficult airways.

Detailed description

One hundred and fifty patients with predicted non difficult airway were randomly assigned into two groups. After induction of anaesthesia laryngoscopy was performed with respective blades and trachea intubated. Parameters monitored were: glottis view obtained during laryngoscopy (Cormack Lehane grade), ease of intubation, intubation attempts, total duration of laryngoscopy in seconds and encountered complications.

Conditions

• Intubation; Difficult

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Miller group	Miller blade was used for laryngoscopy
OTHER	Macintosh group	Macintosh blade was used for laryngoscopy

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2016-01-27
• Last updated: 2016-03-11
• Results posted: 2016-03-11