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The goal of this RCT is to compare outcome with McGrath vs Macintosh laryngoscopes among patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are,
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Experimental |
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| Group B | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaCintosh Laryngoscope (DL) | Device | A conventional Laryngoscope. It is battery powered, with a detachable MaCintosh blade that contains a light source. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Time required for correct placement of the Double Lumen Tube (DLT). | Time will be measured in seconds during laryngoscopy while placement of Double Lumen Tube (DLT) until appearance of end tidal carbon dioxide on capnograph. | During intervention time period |
| Successful Intubation at first attempt. | The number of times the laryngoscope will be inserted. | immediately after Intervention. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients requiring rapid sequence induction
Patients with a structural problem in the airway on chest radiography
History of difficult intubation
Planned tracheostomy \ the presence of a tracheostomy
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| sadique Wadho, MBBS | Contact | +923322792932 | sadique.ali@aku.edu | |
| Khalid Samad, MBBS, FCPS | Contact | +923343311603 | khalid.samad@aku.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Aga Khan University Hospital | Recruiting | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013896 | Thoracic Diseases |
| D013899 | Thoracic Neoplasms |
| D016724 | Empyema, Pleural |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
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| McGrath Laryngoscope (VL) | Device | A video Laryngoscope that has a high-resolution video camera, and a light source at the cone end of the blade allowing for direct and indirect viewing of the glottis |
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| D007239 |
| Infections |
| D004653 | Empyema |
| D013492 | Suppuration |
| D010995 | Pleural Diseases |
| D007249 | Inflammation |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |