Effects of head positions on awake fiberoptic bronchoscope oral intubation: a randomized controlled trial

Zhuo Liu, Li Zhao, Zhongfeng Ma, Meiqi Liu, Xiaohang Qi, Qianqian Jia, Shujuan Liang, Xiaochun Yang, Zhuo Liu, Li Zhao, Zhongfeng Ma, Meiqi Liu, Xiaohang Qi, Qianqian Jia, Shujuan Liang, Xiaochun Yang

Abstract

Background: There are many factors affecting the success rate of awake orotracheal intubation via fiberoptic bronchoscope. We performed this study was to investigate the effects of head positions on awake Fiberoptic bronchoscope oral intubation.

Methods: Seventy-five adult patients, received general anaesthesia were included in this study. After written informed consent, these patients were undergoing awake orotracheal intubation via fiberoptic-bronchoscope and according to the head position, the patients were randomized allocated to neutral position group (NP group), sniffing position group (SP group) or extension position group (EP group). After sedation the patients were intubated by an experienced anesthesiologist. The time to view the vocal cords, the percentage of glottic opening scores (POGO), the time to insert the tracheal tube into trachea and the visual analog scale (VAS) scores for ease experienced of passing the tracheal tube through glottis, the hemodynamic changes and the adverse events after surgery were recorded.

Results: The time to view the vocal cords was significantly shorter and the POGO scores was significantly higher in the EP group compared with the other two groups (P < 0.05); The SpO2 in the EP group was higher than NP group at before intubation and higher than SP group and NP group at immediate after intubation (P < 0.05); The time to insert the tracheal tube into trachea, the VAS scores for passing the tracheal tube through glottis, the coughing scores had no significant differences among groups (P > 0.05). There were also no significant differences regard to the incidence of postoperative complications, mean arterial pressure and heart rate among the groups (P > 0.05).

Conclusions: The head at extension position had a best view of glottic opening than neutral position or sniffing position during awake Fiberoptic bronchoscope oral intubation, so extension position was recommended as the starting head position for awake Fiberoptic bronchoscope oral intubation.

Trial registration: Clinical Trials.gov. no. NCT02792855. Registered at https://register.clinicaltrials.gov on 23 september 2017.

Keywords: Awake orotracheal intubation; Fiberoptic-bronchoscope; Head positions.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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The position of intubation was demonstrated by a volunteer: A, ‘neutral’ position with the occiput close to the operating table; B, ‘sniffing’ position with a 7-cm pillow underneath the occiput; C, ‘extension’ position with a 7-cm pillow underneath the shoulder and the occiput close to the operating table
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Flow diagram

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