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Trial reportCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2024

Channelled versus nonchannelled Macintosh videolaryngoscope blades in patients with a cervical collar: a randomized controlled noninferiority trial.

Kyung Won Shin, Sang Phil Lee, Taeyup Kim, Seungeun Choi, Yoon Jung Kim, Hee-Pyoung Park, Hyongmin Oh

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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. It is linked to trial NCT07577648 (Comparative Study of the Channelled Blade Astra-Vue Videolaryngoscope and the Non-Channelled CMAC D-Blade Videolaryngoscope in Airway Management), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Comparative Study of the Channelled Blade Astra-Vue Videolaryngoscope and the Non-Channelled CMAC D-Blade Videolaryngoscope in Airway Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalayaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsAirway ManagementArmschannelled blade videolaryngoscope, Non channelled hyperangulated blade videolaryngoscope
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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Is remimazolam the future of sedation for regional anesthesia?Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024
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7 authors.

Kyung Won ShinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang Phil LeeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering Graduate School, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Taeyup KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seungeun ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yoon Jung KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hee-Pyoung ParkDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyongmin OhDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. gudals0118@snu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0001-9708-3954

Funding

Non-US Government Research Support
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeChannelled blades have the advantage of avoiding stylet use and potential airway injury during videolaryngoscopic intubation. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of channelled Macintosh-type blades has not yet been fully established. We sought to assess the utility of channelled Macintosh-type blades for videolaryngoscopic intubation under cervical spine immobilization.

methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled noninferiority trial in neurosurgical patients with a difficult airway simulated by a cervical collar. Videolaryngoscopic intubation with a reinforced tracheal tube was performed using a channelled Macintosh-type blade without a stylet (channelled group, n = 130) or a nonchannelled Macintosh-type blade with a stylet (nonchannelled group, n = 131). The primary outcome was intubation success rate. Secondary outcomes included time to intubation and incidence or severity of intubation-related complications (subglottic, lingual, and dental injuries; bleeding; sore throat; and hoarseness).

resultsThe initial intubation success rate was 98% and 99% in the channelled and nonchannelled groups, respectively, showing the noninferiority of the channelled group (difference in proportions -0.8%; 95% confidence interval [CI], -4.8% to 2.9%; predefined noninferiority margin, -5%; P = 0.62). Fewer participants in the channelled group had subglottic injuries than in the nonchannelled group (32% [32/100] vs 57% [54/95]; difference in proportions, -25%; 95% CI, -39% to -11%; P < 0.001). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the overall intubation success rate, time to intubation, and incidence or severity of other intubation-related complications.

conclusionsFor videolaryngoscopic intubation in patients with a cervical collar, channelled Macintosh-type blades are an alternative to nonchannelled Macintosh-type blades, with a noninferior initial intubation success rate and a lower incidence of subglottic injury. STUDY REGISTRATION: CRIS.nih.go.kr ( KCT0005186 ); first submitted 29 June 2020.

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Cervical VertebraeIntubation, IntratrachealLaryngoscopesLaryngoscopyAdultAgedEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVideo-Assisted Techniques and ProceduresVideo Recordingcervical collarchannelled bladelaryngoscopeMacintosh bladenonchannelled bladevideolarnygoscope

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PMCPMC11408542

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