Comparison of the UEscope Video Laryngoscope with the Traditional Direct Laryngoscope in Neonates and Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Study Protocol
2.3. Objectives
2.4. Sample Size Calculation
2.5. Statistical Analyses
2.6. Ethics
3. Results
3.1. Primary Objective
3.1.1. Intention-to-Treat Analysis of TTI
3.1.2. As-Treated Analysis of TTI
3.2. Secondary Objectives
3.2.1. TTBV
3.2.2. Best POGO Score
3.2.3. CL Grade
3.2.4. BURP Maneuver
3.2.5. Number of Intubation Attempts
3.2.6. First-Attempt Success Rate
3.2.7. Incidence of Desaturation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
DL | UE | Difference between median 1 | CI 1 | p-Value | |||
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||||
TTI (ITT) (seconds) | 46.54 | 27.95–68.77 | 27.2 | 23.37–38.98 | −13.86 | −28.82 to −1.75 | 0.0144 (*) |
TTI (AT) (seconds) | 39.3 | 27.86–55.49 | 28.06 | 23.5–38.63 | −10.37 | −21.73 to 0 | 0.0488 (*) |
DL | UE | ||||||
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Mean | CI1 (1) | Mean | CI1 (1) | Difference between Means | CI2 (2) | p-Value | |
TTBV (seconds) | 15.37 | 8.8 to 21.94 | 8.24 | 4.80 to 11.69 | −7.13 | −14.1 to −0.16 | 0.0217 (*,4) |
TTBV with BURP (seconds) | 20.68 | 13.88 to 27.49 | 13.4 | 9.03 to 17.78 | −7.30 | −14.95 to −0.39 | 0.0472 (*,4) |
POGO | 2.26 | 1.24 to 3.29 | 2.76 | 1.26 to 4.26 | 0.50 | −1.30 to 2.30 | 0.5780 (3) |
POGO with BURP | 5.16 | 3.20 to 7.11 | 4.77 | 3.16 to 6.36 | −0.40 | −2.82 to 2.03 | 0.8977 (4) |
CL grade | 2.26 | 2.00 to 2.53 | 2.14 | 1.78 to 2.50 | −0.12 | −0.56 to 0.32 | 0.5868 (3) |
CL grade with BURP | 1.84 | 1.44 to 2.24 | 1.71 | 1.42 to 2.01 | −0.13 | −0.60 to 0.35 | 0.7085 (4) |
Number of attempts | 1.63 | 1.27 to 2.00 | 1.10 | 0.96 to 1.23 | −0.54 | −0.90 to −0.17 | 0.0082 (*,4) |
Incidence of desaturation | 0.37 | 0.13 to 0.61 | 0.10 | −0.04 to 0.23 | −0.27 | −0.53 to −0.01 | 0.0432 (*,4) |
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DL | UE | |
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Age (days) | 84 (56–113) | 72 (13–110) |
Neonate 2/Infant 3 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Sex (male/female) | 15/4 | 12/9 |
Height (cm) | 58.0 (54.0–61.0) | 53.8 (49.3–60.1) |
Weight (kg) | 5.5 (4.6–5.9) | 4.3 (3.9–5.9) |
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Chae, M.-S.; Chung, J.-H.; Shim, J.-W.; Park, J.-S.; Bae, J.-H.; Lee, H.-M. Comparison of the UEscope Video Laryngoscope with the Traditional Direct Laryngoscope in Neonates and Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Children 2022, 9, 1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081161
Chae M-S, Chung J-H, Shim J-W, Park J-S, Bae J-H, Lee H-M. Comparison of the UEscope Video Laryngoscope with the Traditional Direct Laryngoscope in Neonates and Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Children. 2022; 9(8):1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081161
Chicago/Turabian StyleChae, Min-Suk, Jae-Hee Chung, Jung-Woo Shim, Jae-Sik Park, Jin-Hoon Bae, and Hyung-Mook Lee. 2022. "Comparison of the UEscope Video Laryngoscope with the Traditional Direct Laryngoscope in Neonates and Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial" Children 9, no. 8: 1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081161
APA StyleChae, M.-S., Chung, J.-H., Shim, J.-W., Park, J.-S., Bae, J.-H., & Lee, H.-M. (2022). Comparison of the UEscope Video Laryngoscope with the Traditional Direct Laryngoscope in Neonates and Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Children, 9(8), 1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081161