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GlideScope® Versus Macintosh Laryngoscope for Post-thyroidectomy Assessment of Vocal Cord Mobility

Egypt60 participantsStarted 2019-02-06

Plain-language summary

Vocal cord dysfunction is a serious post-thyroidectomy complication. This can lead to various postoperative clinical consequences as hoarseness of voice, aspiration or stridor . It is also one of the common reasons for post-thyroidectomy malpractice claims. This study will compare GlideScope® with Macintosh laryngoscope regarding accuracy of assessment of post-thyroidectomy vocal cord mobility.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II, * Elective thyroid surgery with * Normal thyroid profile Exclusion Criteria: * History of previous thyroid surgery, * Preoperative vocal cord dysfunction * Predicted difficult airway

What they're measuring

Vocal cord dysfunction

Timeframe: Intraoperative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03834597

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-05

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