Open AccessManagement of the predicted difficult airway: a comparison of conventional blade laryngoscopy with video-assisted blade laryngoscopy and the GlideScope
Author(s) -
G. Serocki,
Berthold Bein,
Jens Scholz,
Volker Dörges
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0b013e32832d328d
Subject(s) - laryngoscopes , laryngoscopy , medicine , video laryngoscope , intubation , anesthesia , tracheal intubation , airway management , airway , elective surgery
We investigated whether the use of two different video laryngoscopes [direct-coupled interface (DCI) video laryngoscope and GlideScope] may improve laryngoscopic view and intubation success compared with the conventional direct Macintosh laryngoscope (direct laryngoscopy) in patients with a predicted difficult airway.