A Comparison of the C-mac and Bonfils Intubation Fibrescope

A Comparison of the C-mac and Bonfils Intubation Fibrescope for Tracheal Intubation in Patients With a Simulated Difficult Airway

The study aims to determine the better device to facilitate intubation in patients with a limited neck movement and small mouth opening. This may help anesthesiology as well as emergency medicine practitioners and departments to decide when choosing between these two conceptually similar device. The hypothesis to be tested is that the C-MAC® is more superior when compared to the Bonfils Intubation Fibrescope in success of intubation, time to intubation and complication rate in patients with a fixed cervical collar.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia who require endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with history of previous difficult endotracheal intubation
• Patients with two or more predictors of difficult mask ventilation or difficult intubation or the combination of both
• Patients with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grading of III and above are excluded from the study, as well as patients with 2 or more predictors for difficult mask ventilation or difficult intubation or the combination of both.
• Patients needing a rapid sequence induction for rapid securement of the airway
• Pregnant women
• Patients below the age of 21 years old
• Patients unfit to give consent