A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROL STUDY OF TRACHEAL INTUBATION USING AIRTRAQ AND COMPARING IT WITH THE LIGHTWAND IN ADULT PATIENT

Dr Priyanka Moon; Dr R D Patel; Dr Vidya Bhagat

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROL STUDY OF TRACHEAL INTUBATION USING AIRTRAQ AND COMPARING IT WITH THE LIGHTWAND IN ADULT PATIENT

Dr Priyanka Moon, Dr R D Patel, Dr Vidya Bhagat

Abstract :

Endotracheal intubation is one of the commonest interventions performed by an anaesthesiologist. Our study was about comp� the ease of intubation using Airtraq and lightwand device in terms of duration of intubation, ,number of attempts, changes in hemodynamics and complications. Three hundred ASA 1-2 patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia were randomly assigned to either the Airtraq (n = 150) or lightwand (n = 150).Intubation was performed by one of two anaesthetists experienced in the use of both devices.This study demonstrated that there was no difference in intubation time, success rate and haemodynamic variables and complications between the Airtraq and lightwand in patients without risk factors for intubation during routine airway management.