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Introduction. The use of videolaryngoscopes is recommended for morbidly obese patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the Levitan FPS optical stylet (Levitan) vs Lafy‐Flex videolaryngoscope (Lary‐Flex) in a group of MO patients. Methods. Seventy‐nine MO (BMI > 40 kg m−2) patients scheduled for bariatric surgery were included in the study and ...
Tomasz Gaszynski +4 more
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Airtraq® is the preferred device for difficultintubation by residents? [PDF]
Background: The Airtraq® optical laryngoscope is an intubation device designed to provide a view of the glottis without alignment of the oro-pharyngeal and laryngeal axes.
Gavrilovska-Brzanov, Aleksandra +3 more
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Nasotracheal Intubation Using the Airtraq Versus Macintosh Laryngoscope: A Manikin Study
The Airtraq laryngoscope is a new intubation device that provides a non–line-of-sight view of the glottis. We evaluated this device by comparing the ease of nasotracheal intubation on a manikin with the use of Airtraq versus the Macintosh laryngoscope ...
Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, Norimasa Seo
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Comparison of the Macintosh and Airtraq Laryngoscopes in Endotracheal Intubation Success [PDF]
Endotracheal intubation of patients is an effective method for controlling airway and breathing. However, laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation is not easy in every case. There is a recent abundance of equipment used for controlling ventilation and intubation. Airtraq is one of those equipments.
Tuna, Ertürk +4 more
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The pediatric airway is a challenge for the anesthetist due to difficulty in adequate assessment, scarcity of management algorithms, lack of precise knowledge regarding incidence, as well as limitations of the various devices, instruments, and video ...
Shahna Ali +3 more
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Intubation with Airtraq TM laryngoscope in a morbidly obese patient
In the present study, we report a case of successful endotracheal intubation using Airtraq(™) Laryngoscope (AQL) in a morbidly obese patient. A 35-year-old woman, morbidly obese (weight, 105 kg; height, 160 cm; BMI, 41 kg/m(2)), known hypertensive and diabetic, was admitted in the operating room for total abdominal hysterectomy under general anesthesia.
Pratik Tantia +3 more
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Airway management with Airtraq in a neonate with Epignathus. A case report
Presence of intraoral pathology especially in neonates poses a great challenge during airway management. Epignathus is a rare form of teratoid tumour that arises from the oropharyngeal region. We hereby report a case of a 7-day-old neonate who presented with feeding difficulty secondary to swelling arising from the hard palate.
Farah Nasreen +3 more
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Complications after using the Airtraq laryngoscope for a predicted difficult intubation
Although standard management of an expected difficult intubation is based on fibre-optic techniques, the application of optical laryngoscopes such as Airtraq is gaining widespread acceptance.
Łasińska-Kowara, Magdalena; Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland +2 more
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Introduction: Hemodynamic responses during laryngoscopy can potentially precipitate ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease. There are conflicting reports regarding the hemodynamic stress responses between the conventional Macintosh and video ...
A V Varsha +3 more
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Advances in Airway Management and Ventilation Strategies in Emergency Medicine
BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015.
Tomasz Gaszynski +4 more
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