Open AccessComparison of TruView EVO2 with Miller laryngoscope in paediatric patients
Author(s) -
Mehmet Turan İnal,
Dilek Memiş,
Murat Kargı,
Zumral Oktay,
Necdet Süt
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.0b013e32833f539f
Subject(s) - medicine , glottis , intubation , laryngoscopy , anesthesia , airway management , airway , elective surgery , tracheal intubation , surgery , larynx
Except for neonates and specific malformations in children, management of the paediatric airway is not a major problem for the anaesthetist. Miller laryngoscope was traditionally used for paediatric intubation. The TruView EVO2 system is a recently introduced device with a unique blade that provides a wide and magnified laryngeal view.