Open AccessComparison of performance characteristics of C-MAC video, McCoy, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in elective cervical spine surgery
Author(s) -
Shalini M Nair,
Gokul Das Me,
Mathew George,
Eldo Issac,
Renjitha Bhaskaran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_56_20
Subject(s) - laryngoscopes , medicine , glottis , intubation , anesthesia , cervical spine , surgery , laryngoscopy , larynx
To compare the performance characteristics of C-MAC video, McCoy, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in elective cervical spine surgery. The primary objective was to assess the ease of intubation with the three study devices. The secondary objectives were the time to intubation and hemodynamic responses during intubation.