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A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized and Single Bind Trial. Influence of Laryngoscope Blade Material on Postoperative PHARYNGEAL AND LARYNGEAL Morbidity Following Scheduled OroTracheal Intubation
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating metal reusable blades MacIntosh and Single use plastic blades HEINE XP® for Tracheal Intubation Morbidity and Sore Throat. Completed, enrolled 712 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Orotracheal intubation following general anesthesia requires blades to be performed. The risk of patients contamination with infectious agents related to reusable metal blades leads to promote single-use blades. Some of these latter are plastic and this material may need more strength to lift the jaw and expose the larynx before orotracheal intubation. Sometimes, change of blade, from plastic to metal, during the procedure is necessary to increase the larynx exposure. This change of blade may increase the frequency of sore throat following orotracheal intubation. Consequently, the study hypothesis is an increase of both sore throat intensity and frequency with the plastic blades compared with the metal blades. The primary purpose of the present study is to compare the impact of these two types of blades, metal versus plastic, on sore throat intensity and frequency following scheduled orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia
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laryngoscope blades
laryngoscope blades