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Comparison of the laryngeal view during intubation using Airtraq and Macintosh laryngoscopes in patients with cervical spine immobilization and mouth opening limitation [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010
BackgroundFor patients suspicious of cervical spine injury, a Philadelphia cervical collar is usually applied. Application of Philadelphia cervical collar may cause difficult airway.
Jae-Chul Koh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative clinical predictors of difficult laryngeal exposure for microlaryngoscopy: The laryngoscore. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
To identify a clinical predictor score for difficult laryngeal exposure (DLE) during operative microlaryngoscopy.Prospective cohort study in two academic institutions.We evaluated 319 patients before microlaryngoscopy for benign and malignant glottic ...
Cheng   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Study on the effect of a cold environment on the quality of three video laryngoscopes: McGrath MAC, GlideScope Ranger, and Pentax Airway Scope [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019
Objective Several environmental factors influence the prehospital use of video laryngoscopes (VLs). For example, fogging of the VL lens can occur in cold environments, and the low temperature can cause the VLs to malfunction.
Jin Won Park, Hyuk Joong Choi
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Macintosh, McCoy, Truview EVO2, and King Vision Laryngoscopes for Intubation in Patients with Immobilized Cervical Spine: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

open access: yesBali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022
Background: Immobilization of the neck in cervical spine injury patients can lead to misalignment of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axis, thereby making intubation more difficult.
Smita Gulati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The development of a novel steerable bougie to assist in airway management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: This paper describes the development of a new airway device that will improve the speed and safety of endotracheal intubation in anaesthesia and critical care.
Armstrong, J   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent trends in airway management: we are not ready to give up fiberoptic endoscopy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/35y]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2014
The purpose of this correspondence is to discuss recent findings related to current trends in airway management and to discuss the utilization rates of video laryngoscopes versus traditional techniques in USA, UK, and Canada.
Davide Cattano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laryngoscope decontamination techniques: A survey

open access: yesJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2016
Background and Aims: India is a vast country with variable, nonuniform healthcare practices. A laryngoscope is an important tool during general anesthesia and resuscitation.
Rajiv Chawla   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Izazovi opstetricijske anestezije: otežana vizualizacija larinksa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Obstetric anesthesia is one of the high risk subspecialties of anesthesia practice. Anesthesia related complications are the sixth leading cause of maternal mortality.
Başak Ceyda Orbey Meço   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Intubation with channeled versus non-channeled video laryngoscopes in simulated difficult airway by junior doctors in an out-of-hospital setting: A crossover manikin study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Failure to secure the airway is an important cause of morbidity and mortality during resuscitations. We compared the rate of successful intubation of the King Vision™ aBlade™ channeled and non-channeled video laryngoscopes, and McGRATH™ MAC video ...
Shirley Chew   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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