Open AccessAirtraq® versus Macintosh laryngoscope: A comparative study in tracheal intubation
Author(s) -
Geeta Bhandari,
KS Shahi,
Mohammad Asad,
Rajani Bhakuni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.118971
Subject(s) - intubation , glottis , laryngoscopes , tracheal intubation , medicine , anesthesia , tracheal tube , surgery , larynx
The curved laryngoscope blade described by Macintosh in 1943 remains the most widely used device to facilitate tracheal intubation. The Airtraq(®) (Prodol Meditec S.A, Vizcaya, Spain) is a new, single use, indirect laryngoscope introduced into clinical practice in 2005. It has wan exaggerated blade curvature with internal arrangement of optical lenses and a mechanism to prevent fogging of the distal lens. A high quality view of the glottis is provided without the need to align the oral, pharyngeal and tracheal axis. We evaluated Airtraq and Macintosh laryngoscopes for success rate of tracheal intubation, overall duration of successful intubation, optimization maneuvers, POGO (percentage of glottic opening) score, and ease of intubation.