Open AccessComparing the McGrath Mac Video Laryngoscope and Direct Laryngoscopy for Prehospital Emergency Intubation in Air Rescue Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial*
Author(s) -
Janett Kreutziger,
Sonja Hornung,
Clemens Harrer,
Wilhelm Urschl,
Reinhard Doppler,
Wolfgang G. Voelckel,
Helmut Trimmel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003918
Subject(s) - medicine , glottis , laryngoscopy , intubation , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , airway management , airway , emergency medical services , surgery , emergency medicine , larynx
Tracheal intubation in prehospital emergency care is challenging. The McGrath Mac Video Laryngoscope (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) has been proven to be a reliable alternative for in-hospital airway management. This trial compared the McGrath Mac Video Laryngoscope and direct laryngoscopy for the prehospital setting.