Open AccessComparison of the use of McCoy and TruView EVO2 laryngoscopes in patients with cervical spine immobilization
Author(s) -
Jiju M. Joseph,
Trevor Francis Sequeira,
Madhusudan Upadya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.101216
Subject(s) - laryngoscopes , medicine , cervical spine , surgery , laryngoscopy , intubation
The cervical spine has to be stabilized in patients with suspected cervical spine injury during laryngoscopy and intubation by manual in-line axial stabilization. This has the propensity to increase the difficulty of intubation. An attempt has been made to compare TruView EVO2 and McCoy with cervical spine immobilization, which will aid the clinician in choosing an appropriate device for securing the airway with an endotracheal tube (ETT) in the clinical scenario of trauma.