Intubation Performance with Stylet and Preloaded Bougie for Rapid Sequence Intubation in Patients Undergoing General Anaesthesia: A Randomised Clinical Trial
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
; 16(7):UC15-UC19, 2022.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1969752
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Rapid sequence induction requires quick and single attempt intubation to secure airway without any untoward complications. As the number of attempts increase, risk of desaturation and aspiration increase which is potentially life threatening. In such circumstances, miscalculation may cost loss of time which may prove fatal. Various adjuncts and techniques have been devised to prevent such calamities.Aim:
To compare ease of intubation with angulated stylet versus distally preloaded bougie for rapid sequence intubation in elective general anaesthesia procedures. Materials andMethods:
This randomised trial was conducted in 100 patients belonging to 18-60 years of age from November 2019 to October 2020. Patients were intubated using rapid sequence including cricoid pressure by either styletted endotracheal tube (Group S) or distally preloaded bougie (Group B), for surgeries performed under general anaesthesia. The primary outcome was to determine mean time to intubation (TTI) and number of attempts, while secondary outcomes were haemodynamic responses to intubation and complications. Data comparison between independent groups in this normally distributed data was done using student -t test while intragroup analysis was done using chi-square test.Results:
A total of hundred patients were randomized into two groups- group S (mean age 41.12 years) and group B (mean age 37.34 years), of 50 patients each. Number of intubation attempts with stylet were single in 82%, two in 18% cases while with preloaded bougie, it was 80% and 14%, respectively (p-value=0.196). Time to intubation was 22.16 seconds (group S) versus 33.78 seconds (group B) (p-value <0.05). The haemodynamic assessments revealed that tachycardia, hypertension and increased End tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) was seen for 10 minutes immediately post induction in both the groups, though the intergroup difference was non significant. The incidence of sore throat was higher with stylet than bougie, though non-significant (p-value=0.118).Conclusion:
Stylet should be preferred for ease of intubation in rapid sequence inductions. However, the insertion and removal of stylet must be done cautiously to prevent postoperative sore throat.
angulated stylet; bougie; C-Macintosh; cannula; clamp; endotracheal tube stylet; gauze dressing; non invasive blood pressure monitor; operating room; videolaryngoscope; alprazolam; glycopyrronium; nalbuphine; propofol; suxamethonium; adult; aerosol; article; auscultation; bedtime dosage; capnometry; cellular, subcellular and molecular biological phenomena and functions; clinical trial; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; cricoid cartilage; diastolic blood pressure; end tidal carbon dioxide tension; endotracheal intubation; esophagus injury; esophagus intubation; female; general anesthesia; hemodynamics; human; hypertension; intubation; laryngoscopy; major clinical study; male; mask ventilation; mean arterial pressure; oxygen desaturation; postoperative period; randomized controlled trial; rapid sequence induction; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; sore throat; surgical technique; systolic blood pressure; tachycardia; treatment outcome; volume controlled ventilation
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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