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Trial reportCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2024

A comparative evaluation of fibreoptic bronchoscopy versus C-MAC

Abhishek Kumar, Nishkarsh Gupta, Tanvi Bhargava, Anju Gupta, Vinod Kumar, Sachidanand Jee Bharti, Rakesh Garg, Seema Mishra, Sushma Bhatnagar, Rajeev K Malhotra

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Trial report in Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Comparing approaches to the difficult airway.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Abhishek KumarMedanta Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nishkarsh GuptaDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. drnishkarsh@rediffmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8444-2564
Tanvi BhargavaSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anju GuptaDepartment of Anesthesia, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vinod KumarDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sachidanand Jee BhartiDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rakesh GargDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Seema MishraDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sushma BhatnagarDepartment of Onco-Anesthesiology & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajeev K MalhotraDelhi Cancer Registry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INDR. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital · INMedanta The Medicity · INSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNasotracheal intubation (NTI) is required for surgery in oropharyngeal (OP) carcinoma patients, but it may be challenging because of distorted anatomy, mucosal congestion, and increased risk of bleeding. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB)-guided NTI is preferred in these cases but has limitations. In this randomized controlled study, we sought to compare C-MAC

methodsWe randomized a total of 100 patients with OP carcinoma and El-Ganzouri's risk index (EGRI) < 7 to undergo NTI under general anesthesia with FB (n = 50) or C-MAC D-BLADE-guided VL (n = 50). The primary outcome was the total intubation time. We also recorded the time to glottis view, nasal intubation difficulty scale (NIDS) score, best percentage of glottis opening score, and complications.

resultsThe median [interquartile range (IQR)] total intubation time was shorter with VL than with FB (total intubation time, 38 [26-43] sec vs 60 [52-65] sec; difference, -20 sec [95% confidence interval (CI), -27 to -11]; P < 0.001). Similarly, the median [IQR] time to glottis view was shorter with VL compared to FB (8 [6-9] sec vs 22 [14-25] sec; difference, -13 sec [95% CI, -17 to -10]; P < 0.001). The median NIDS score was higher with VL (difference, 2 [95% CI, 2 to 3]; P < 0.001). The incidences of airway trauma (two cases with FB vs seven with VL; P = 0.30) and postoperative sore throat (ten cases in both groups; P = 0.56) were similar.

conclusionCompared to FB, C-MAC D-BLADE-based VL reduced the total time for nasal intubation oropharyngeal carcinoma patients, potentially representing an acceptable alternative in selected cases.

trial registrationCTRI.nic.in (2018/11/0162830); first submitted 8 November 2018.

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CarcinomaLaryngoscopesAnesthesia, GeneralBronchoscopyHumansIntubation, IntratrachealLaryngoscopyVideo RecordingC-MAC®difficult airwaynasotracheal intubationoropharyngeal carcinomavideolaryngoscopevideolaryngoscopy

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