Open AccessComparison of self-assembled video laryngoscope versus McGrath MAC®: A randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Raden Besthadi Sukmono,
Sidharta Kusuma Manggala,
Aino Nindya Auerkari,
Budiani Christina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_300_21
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , laryngoscopes , glottis , laryngoscopy , video laryngoscope , anesthesia , endotracheal intubation , airway management , insertion time , surgery , larynx , airway
Video laryngoscopy highly improves the success rate for endotracheal intubation. However, commercially available video laryngoscopes such as McGrath MAC ® can be costly. An economical video laryngoscope was assembled by attaching a fibreoptic videoscope into a Macintosh laryngoscope. This randomised study aimed to compare the intubation time of this self-assembled modified Macintosh video laryngoscope (SAM-VL) and McGrath MAC ® (McGrath).