• Jee-Eun Chang, Hyerim Kim, Seong-Won Min, Jung-Man Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Soohyuk Yoon, and Jin-Young Hwang.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2018 Feb 1; 32 (1): 290-296.

ObjectiveTo compare GlideScope and lighted stylet for double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) intubation in terms of intubation time, success rate of first attempt at intubation, difficulty in DLT advancement toward the glottis, and postoperative sore throat and hoarseness.DesignA prospective, randomized study.SettingMedical center governed by a university hostpial.ParticipantsSixty-two adult patients undergoing thoracic surgery using DLT intubation.InterventionAfter the induction of anesthesia, DLT intubation was performed using GlideScope (n = 32) or lighted stylet (n = 32).Measurements And Main ResultsNumber of intubation attempts, difficulty of DLT advancement toward the glottis, time taken for DLT intubation, and the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness at 1 and 24 hours after surgery were evaluated. Time taken for DLT intubation was shorter in the lighted stylet group compared with the GlideScope group (30 [28-32] s v 45 [38-53] s, median [interquartile range], respectively; p < 0.001). DLT advancement toward the glottis was easier in the lighted stylet group than in the GlideScope group (p = 0.016). The success rate of DLT intubation in the first attempt (96.9% v 90.6% for lighted stylet and GlideScope, respectively), and the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness were not different between the two groups.ConclusionsThe use of lighted stylet allowed easier advancement of the DLT toward the glottis in the oropharyngeal space and reduced time for achieving DLT intubation compared with GlideScope.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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