MGPOCUS Assisted Bronchoscopy in Difficult Endotracheal Intubation

Launched by PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL · Dec 3, 2022

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Aged between 18 and 85 years old.
• • Requiring ETI.
• • Anticipated DTI meets one or more positive findings in the airway evaluation, including history, examination, and appropriate investigations of anatomy .
• • Signed written informed consent.
• • Willingness for the primary anesthesia team to participate.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Anterior neck lesions (masses, lacerations, or subcutaneous emphysema).
• • A history of neck operation or tracheotomy.
• • Allergies to ultrasound coupling gel.
• • At risk of pulmonary or cardiovascular complications during intubation with flexible bronchoscope, including severe hypoxemia, severe pulmonary hypertension, unstable or severe obstructive airway disease.
• • At risk of bleeding during bronchoscope, including anticoagulants or coagulopathy, renal insufficiency, and superior vena cava syndrome.
• • High risk of aspiration.
• • Current pregnancy.
• • Patient unable to cooperate (for awake intubation).