NCT03086798

Comparison of Different Tools to Facilitate Nasotracheal Tube Placement Under Video-laryngoscope Use

Comparison Techniques of Magill Forceps and Cuff Inflation to Facilitate Nasotracheal Tube Placement Under Video-laryngoscope Use

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

to investigate the effectiveness of techniques of either using Magill forceps or cuff inflation in facilitation of nasotracheal tube advancement into trachea

Detailed description

Patients who undergo oxo-maxillofacial surgery need naso-tracheal intubation to present good surgical view-field. but, sometimes, the naso-tracheal tube is unable to advance from nasopharynx, oropharynx, into trachea without assistance. Using techniques of either Magill forceps or cuff inflation is advantageous is not determined.

Conditions

• Nasotracheal Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Magill forceps	Magill forceps techniques to facilitate nasotracheal tube advancement into trachea
PROCEDURE	cuff inflation	cuff inflation techniques to facilitate nasotracheal tube advancement into trachea

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-31
• Primary completion: 2018-08-31
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2017-03-22
• Last updated: 2023-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan