Open AccessA comparative evaluation of Video Stylet and flexible fibre-optic bronchoscope in the performance of intubation in adult patients
Author(s) -
Syed Hussain Amir,
Qazi Ehsan Ali,
Sonali Bansal
Publication year - 2017
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_501_16
Subject(s) - medicine , glottis , intubation , stylet , anesthesia , haemodynamic response , tracheal intubation , confidence interval , airway , surgery , american society of anesthesiologists , hemodynamics , elective surgery , heart rate , larynx , blood pressure
Video Stylet (VS) is a new intubating modality that provides real-time video of endotracheal intubation (ETI). This device does not need alignment of the oral, pharyngeal and tracheal axes to view glottis and can be used in patients with limited mouth opening. The aim of this study was to compare flexible fibre-optic (FO) bronchoscope with VS in elective surgical patients in apparently normal airway patients requiring oral ETI.