Open AccessA comparative evaluation of hemodynamic response and ease of intubation using Airtraq and McCoy laryngoscope
Author(s) -
Alok Kumar Sahoo,
Kalpana Majhi,
Indraprava Mandal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_43_19
Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , intubation , medicine , anesthesia , glottis , premedication , sore throat , tracheal intubation , elective surgery , heart rate , airway management , hemodynamics , airway , blood pressure , surgery , larynx
Various airway gadgets have been devised to overcome difficult airway scenario in anesthesia practice. It includes simple rigid laryngoscope to complex fiber-optic intubating devices; however, there is weak evidence to support the superiority of one device over the other.